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Stork billed Kingfisher

Stork billed Kingfisher - photograph by David Behrens

Stork-billed Kingfisher (Halcyon capensis), also called Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis). This bird is a rare visitor. Locally called Bada Kilkila or Bada Kila, it is found in the wetlands of Haryana.

Order: CORACIIFORMES    Family: Halcyonidae    Size: 37 cm    Food: fish, crabs, insects, frogs

   

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