White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Kingfishers
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About the White-throated Kingfisher
Large-headed, predominantly brown kingfisher with electric-blue back and wings, heavy red bill, and snow-white patch from the throat through the breast. Common both near and away from water; frequently seen perched on fence posts and telephone lines near wetlands, lakes, agricultural fields, and clearings. Gives jarring, raptor-like descending trills and cackles, often in flight.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 路 How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 37 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
