White-throated Kingfisher ( Kerala , India )

                                                                   Location: Valillapuzha , Areekode , Malappuram , Kerala

The White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher. This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. This species mainly hunts large crustaceans, insects, earthworms, rodents, snakes, fish and frogs. The White-throated Kingfisher begins breeding at the onset of the Monsoons.