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Malachite kingfisher perched near water   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer
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Malachite kingfisher perched near water
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35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Coraciiformes; Family: Alcedinidae; Genus: Corythornis; Genus species: Corythornis cristata. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 14 cm; Weight: 18 g; Identification: The malachite kingfisher is a colorful bird with bright blue upperparts, a green crown, a white stripe on the side of its neck, and orange-brown underparts and face; Habitat: Lakes, rivers and streams; Diet: Carnivore: fish, insects, tadpoles, frogs; Reproduction: Breeding occurs from August to February. Nests are built in riverbank tunnels. Three to six eggs are incubated for 15 days; Social Structure: The malachite kingfisher is solitary; Behavior: Kingfishers are a diurnal species. They catch their prey by diving from a branch or stem overhanging the water; Status: No special status.
Date October 1972
date QS:P571,+1972-10-00T00:00:00Z/10
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