Whitebreasted Kingfisher

 Whitebreasted Kingfisher




Size: 28

Kalkaliya's name appears in the list of brightly colored birds.  It is considered to be a familiar bird of the society due to its attractive colors that catch the eye.  Dark brown on head, neck and petals.  The upper part, including the tail, is a bright blue with a greenish tinge.  Beard, throat and chest milky white.  A blackish band in the wings near the shoulders.  The tip of the wing is black.  A white patch in the wing, which appears when flying.  Large beak and legs red.  Just reading the description will not give you an idea of ​​the color of Kalkalia.When you look in favorable sunlight, you realize that it is like a hue.  Its voice is harsh and loud, someone's |  But he draws attention, he speaks while flying, he also speaks while sitting.  Males resemble females.  Not shy by nature.  Not a special scare of man.  Lets observe quietly.  Electric wire - telephone poles, tree branches, sitting on a high place like the roof or wall of the house, the way of sitting straight or upright, sitting on a high place, looking down at the ground.  When sitting, he often wags his tail.  The slightest movement of a grasshopper, grasshopper, crab, rat or lizard on the ground catches his eye.  Immediately spread the wing, descend and catch it.  Thus, his method of hunting is like chash.  In waterlogged and humid places it is more likely to find food as soon as it is found.  Unlike other birds of this genus, it is not only a fisherman, so it does not need reservoirs like rivers, lakes.  Even moving away from water.  If the young birds hatch, they will not even lay down.  Usually solitary.

White-throated kingfisher; Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis is a bird found in various parts of Asia.  Although this bird lives near the waters, but it is also found far away from the water, where they feed on reptiles, amphibians, crabs etc. and feed them.  In the childbirth period, they make loud noises in the morning, such as from the upper terrace of buildings or over the stars.


Bengali:   ধলাগলা মাছরাঙা

Gujarati:   કલકલિયો

Hindi:   किलकिला, श्वेतकण्ठ कौड़िल्ला

Kannada:   ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿ

Malayalam:   മീൻകൊത്തിച്ചാത്തൻ

Marathi:   खंड्या, धीवर

Nepali:   सेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे

Oriya:   ଧଳା ବେକିଆ ମାଛରଙ୍କା

Punjabi:   ਵੱਡਾ ਮਛੇਰਾ

Sanskrit:   चंद्रकांत मीनरंक, मीनरंक

Tamil:   வெண்தொண்டை மீன்கொத்தி

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