Una coppia di Brown Hooded martin pescatore (Halcyon albiventris)

• Collaboratore: John Porter LRPS / Alamy Foto Stock
• ID dell’immagine: GEM3KM
• Dimensioni dei file: 18,6 MB (676,7 KB Download compresso)
• Liberatorie: Modello - no | Proprietà - no
• Dimensioni: 2850 x 2281 px | 24,1 x 19,3 cm | 9,5 x 7,6 inches | 300dpi
• Data acquisizione: 25 gennaio 2016
• Ubicazione: Amakhala, South Africa

Altre informazioni

The brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is a medium-sized kingfisher, with a big bill. In adult birds, both upper and lower mandibles are red. The bird has a brown crown, which is darker in adult females than males. The rest of the birds’ plumage is made up of brown, white, black and some blue feathers. The blue colour is best observed from behind. Hunting is usually from a perch, and prey captured on the ground or from branches of trees. Larger prey items are sometimes brought back to the perch, and beaten until dead and easier to swallow. They feed on insects, scorpions, reptiles, amphibians, occasionally other birds, and, surprisingly, rarely on fish.

Parole chiave associate all'immagine

• afric
• africa meridionale
• africano
• africano del sud
• albero
• angola
• botswana
• democratic republic congo
• dua
• gabon
• halcyon albiventris
• halcyoninae
• il mozambico
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• lo zambia
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• malawi
• marrone incappucciati
• marrone-incappucciati
• martin pescatore
• namibia
• ornitologia
• paio
• repubblica del congo
• somália
• sudafrica
• swaziland
• tanzanie
• uccello
• zimbabwe