Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis, (protonym, Alcedo rudis), Linnaeus, 1758, also known as the lesser or small pied kingfisher, photographed at Hong Kong, a special administrative region of the People's ...

Sometime ago, a reader messaged me, expressing his fascination for kingfishers, and his disappointment at not being able to see them as often as before in urban environments, particularly referring to ...

If you are taking your daily constitutional on a lake bund in Bengaluru, a sharp chirruk chirruk will alert you to the presence of the Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis). Sit by the banks and watch it ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The pied kingfisher is the largest bird in the world that is able to hover without using air currents. This means it doesn’t need a perch to hunt ...