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Identification

Halcyon malimbica (blue-breasted kingfisher)

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Image of: Halcyon malimbica (blue-breasted kingfisher)

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Date Taken

June 10 2007

Location

Budongo Forest, Uganda

Caption

Blue breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica). This bird allowed a close approach by the photographer. The breast is wet from foraging in the moist understory. Whilebeing watched it became suddenly alert, dived down, grabbed a pinkish worm-like invertebrate, returned to the branch and bashed the worm against the branch before swallowing it.

Contributors

Pamela Rasmussen external link (photographer, copyright holder, identification), Michigan State University

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed October 13, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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