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🌍🌏 Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) #AfricanBirds #MiddleEasternBirds #AsianBirds | #PiedKingfisher #CeryleRudis | #WaterKingfishers #Kingfishers #KingfisherFamily 📷: Photo by larissabakker🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
🌍🌏 Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) The pied kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher (approx. 25cm) with striking black and white plumage and a prominent crest. Males have a double black breast band, while females have a single, often broken, band. It is widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia, favoring clear lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Pied kingfishers are highly adapted for fishing, often seen hovering expertly over water before plunging headfirst to catch prey. Unlike most kingfishers, they can swallow small fish in flight. They are sociable, often forming large communal roosts and engaging in cooperative breeding. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Five subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by larissabakker via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/birds-wildlife-nature-body-of-water-3293536/ ZXSE
June 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) seen while on a Mokoro excursion which is a dugout canoe in the Okavanga Delta, Botswana #Piedkingfisher #cerylerudis #Bird #BirdPhotography #BirdPhotographyAfrica #AfricaBird #perchingbird #Botswana #OkavagaDelta #Bluesky #Nature #NaturePhotography #UltimateAfrica
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Pied Kingfisher along the banks of the Chobe River in Chobe National Park, Botswana #piedkingfisher #pied_kingfisher #Cerylerudis #AfricanBird #africanbirdphotography #Birdphotography #Bird #chobenationalpark #ChobeRiver
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October 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM