Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) - HBW 6, p. 249
French: Martin-pêcheur pie
German: Graufischer
Spanish: Martín Pescador Pío
Other common names: Lesser/Small Pied Kingfisher; Indian Pied Kingfisher (travancoreensis, leucomelanura)
Taxonomy: Alcedo rudis Linnaeus, 1758, Egypt.
Distinctive, with no close relatives, although some authors have placed some or all members of Megaceryle in present genus. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) - C & S Turkey and Israel to Syria, Iraq and SW Iran, also N Egypt and Nile Valley, and sub-Saharan Africa (except arid regions).
- leucomelanura Reichenbach, 1851 - NE Afghanistan, W Pakistan and India (except SW) S to Sri Lanka, and E to Thailand and Indochina.
- travancoreensis Whistler & Kinnear, 1935 - SW India, from N Kerala S to Cape Comorin.
- insignis Hartert, 1910 - SE China, including Hainan.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several views of males (with double band in the breast) and females (with single band) perched and hovering for fishing Locality Lake Naivasha, Kenya (ssp rudis)
Peter van Dam 26 August 2006 5 years ago 47 sec 4.5 -
A pair on a branch attempting to mate Locality Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Pascal Vagner 2 April 2010 2 years ago 26 sec 4.5 -
Two birds together and then only one, with a lateral close view Locality Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rudis)
Eldert Groenewoud 24 October 2005 5 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A female with a fish in its beak banging it against a branch Locality Okavango Delta, North-West District, Botswana (ssp rudis)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 1998 10 years ago 25 sec 4.4 -
one bird perching Locality Marakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rudis)
Daniêl Jimenez 3 January 2012 1 year ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A female perched on a pipe, over the water Locality Awassa Lake, SNNPR Region, Ethiopia (ssp rudis)
Josep del Hoyo 18 December 2005 6 years ago 34 sec 4.2
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Emerging after a succesful dive
Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia
Mattias Hofstede 9 November 2012 26 weeks ago 4.7 -
Successful dive!
Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (ssp rudis)
Dave Williams 28 January 2011 38 weeks ago 4.7 -
in flight
Locality Ma'agan Michael, Israel (ssp rudis)
Lior Kislev 9 January 2011 1 year ago 4.7 -
A bird overlooking the water
Locality Mabamba Wetland, Uganda (ssp rudis)
Krzysztof Blachowiak 5 March 2011 36 weeks ago 4.7 -
Bird sitting on a branch
Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Arti 5 March 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
female looking for fish
Locality The Gambia
Krzysztof Blachowiak 21 January 2009 3 years ago 4.5
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Calling on the wing Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp leucomelanura)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 3 years ago 4.5 -
Calling inbreeding period Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 1983 3 years ago 4
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