Striped kingfisher / Streifenliest (Halcyon chelicuti)

Our bed and breakfast host hand-feeding a striped kingfisher with mealworms. 2009-10-23 19:04:54

Observations

Only documented observation: 2009-10-23

Description

Classification: Genus Halcyon (Halcyon); Family Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
General: The striped kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) is a species of bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily. It was first described by Edward, Lord Stanley, in Salt's Voyage to Abyssinia^[3] in 1814 as "Chelicut kingfisher" Alaudo Chelicuti.^[4] [more]

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