Ceryle rudis

Species: Ceryle rudis

English Name: Pied Kingfisher

Chinese Name: 斑魚狗

Family: Alcedinidae

Description:

Black and white, medium-sized (25-31 cm long), crested kingfisher with a black stout bill and black legs and feet. The head has a black cap and eye mask with a white supercilium. Below, the plumage is mainly white with a double black breastband (males) or a single, sometimes broken, breastband (females). It is a Macao resident and can be found in pairs or small family groups foraging over the water.

© 2013 Pim Stouten
© 2013 Pim Stouten
© 2013 Tong1217
© 2013 Tong1217
© 2012 Martin Heigan
© 2012 Martin Heigan
© 2011 Dave Curtis
© 2011 Dave Curtis
© 2009 Bernard Dupont
© 2009 Bernard Dupont
© 2012 Koshy Koshy
© 2012 Koshy Koshy
© 2010 Bathyporeia
© 2010 Bathyporeia

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References:

– Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Institute for Endangered Animals. (2010). Birds of Macao. Macao, SAR: Author.

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