Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): White-breasted Kingfisher, Smyrna Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Singapore - Date unknown © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Dec 1, 2001 © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - Feb, 2003 © Dave Behrens  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - 2004 © Kees Bakker  Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India - 1997 © Kees Bakker 
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Range

S. Turkey to ne. Egypt. Iraq through s. Asia to Taiwan, the Philippines and Sumatra;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Asia Minor (s. Turkey, Israel in the Hula Valley, Jordan at Birket al Rais along the Yarmuk River) to ne. Egypt, Arabia, s. Yemen, Iraq, s. Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
(2) W. India and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Malaysia, Sumatra and w. Java to Indochina, s. and e. China (Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong) and Taiwan.
(3) Andaman Is.
(4) Philippines.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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