Latin Etymology: Ceryle (a bird mentioned by Aristotle) rudis ("rude")
Three Pied Kingfisher - one male, two female (subspecies C. r. leucomelanaurus) at Florican Grasslands - February 2019
Featured Subspecies: Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus
Weight: 84g / Length: 25cm / Wingspan: 45-47cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
The Pied Kingfisher is a fairly large and widely distributed member of the family, found across Southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Really, any new Kingfisher species is always a treat, but I felt particularly pleased with our sightings of this bird - right at the beginning of the day, a single bird hovering for food near where we had stopped was quickly supplanted by a whole family of these striking birds, first on a gatepost, then on the opposite bank.
Related Species:
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus Ceryle
SUBSPECIES: C. r. rudis, C. r. leucomelanurus, C. r. travancoreensis, C. r. insignis
- Sighting Locations -
- Seen in reasonable numbers at the Florican Grassland Reserve
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