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A few birds feeding in the mangroves on an out going tide
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A few birds feeding in the mangroves on an out going tide
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Kingfisher
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On a wire beside the sea
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Subfamily: Halcyoninae Genus: Todiramphus Species: T. chloris
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In bushes by the side of a river
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Perched for a long time on an old tree branch in the mud in a river.
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Very small bird Perches in branches of trees Seems to be frightened of humans Color: White body with blue wings, tail and head.
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Very small bird Perches in branches of trees Seems to be frightened of humans Color: White body with blue wings, tail and head.
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This is a juvenile Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) that I just got good light on and was lucky to get this photo. These are common, but this was chatty one and I got a good photo.
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The Tiotala or White-Collared Kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris) can reach 21 cm in height during adulthood, and is considered one of the most common birds of American Samoaâs rainforest. Its most notable characteristics include turquoise blue upperparts with pale or white underparts combined with the long pointed bill serve to distinguish this kingfisher from any other bird in the Pacific. During flight, they are fast and direct with rapid wingbeats; the long bill is visible in flight. The tiotala is also characterized by its frequently rising crescendo ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-i-i-e-e, occasionally a prolonged monotone ki-ki-ki-ki and also a variety of hisses and gurgles. Its habitat includes anywhere from montane forest to urban areas, foraging in mangroves or on the reef feeding mostly on large insects, lizards, young birds, and crabs. Tiotala nests in tree holes, earth banks, or rotten trees and they lay three to six white eggs. The kingfisher is widely distributed throughout from Africa through southern Asia, Indonesia and northern Australasia. Reference: Watling, Dick and Kelly, Chloe Talbot. 2001. A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia. Environmental Consultants (Fiji) Ltd. Fiji.
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The Tiotala or White-Collared Kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris) can reach 21 cm in height during adulthood, and is considered one of the most common birds of American Samoaâs rainforest. Its most notable characteristics include turquoise blue upperparts with pale or white underparts combined with the long pointed bill serve to distinguish this kingfisher from any other bird in the Pacific. During flight, they are fast and direct with rapid wingbeats; the long bill is visible in flight. The tiotala is also characterized by its frequently rising crescendo ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-i-i-e-e, occasionally a prolonged monotone ki-ki-ki-ki and also a variety of hisses and gurgles. Its habitat includes anywhere from montane forest to urban areas, foraging in mangroves or on the reef feeding mostly on large insects, lizards, young birds, and crabs. Tiotala nests in tree holes, earth banks, or rotten trees and they lay three to six white eggs. The kingfisher is widely distributed throughout from Africa through southern Asia, Indonesia and northern Australasia. Reference: Watling, Dick and Kelly, Chloe Talbot. 2001. A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia. Environmental Consultants (Fiji) Ltd. Fiji.
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Record shot of a white-fronted individual with little or no rufous, other than in the supercilium.
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Particularly orangy buff belly on this individual.