White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
About the White-throated Kingfisher
The white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Asia from the Sinai east through the Indian subcontinent to China and Indonesia. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even birds. During the breeding season they call loudly in the mornings from prominent perches including the tops of buildings in urban areas or on wires.
A real field recording of the White-throated Kingfisher. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
3 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · Public Domain / CC0 ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 320 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataprofile
- Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaprofile
- Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisprofile
- Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaprofile
- Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaprofile
- Javan KingfisherHalcyon cyanoventrisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.