Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)

[dolina]

Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) 1) by alabang, on Flickr

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Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting by Paolo Dolina 500px

The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. It is darker crowned, with darker rufous underparts and lacking the rufous ear stripe of the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) which is found in more open habitats. A number of subspecies have been described that differ in measurement and colour shade. Adult males have an all dark bill while females have a reddish lower mandible.

This 16 centimetres (6.3 in) long kingfisher is almost identical to the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) but is distinguished by the blue ear coverts, darker and more intense cobalt-blue upperparts with richer rufous under parts. The juvenile blue-eared kingfisher has rufous ear-coverts as in the common kingfisher but it usually shows some mottling on the throat and upper breast which disappears when the bird reaches adulthood. Young birds have a reddish bill with whitish tips.

Source: Blue-eared kingfisher - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Location: Coron Palawan - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Settings: 1/320 f/5.6 800mm ISO 2,500

 

[woolybear]

Now that's a camouflage pattern that nature didn't put much thought into.
Interesting little guy, and you did a great job capturing all his identifying characteristics.

 

[dolina]

Thanks wooly

 

[tirediron]

Love the featherdo! Great capture.

 

[Kev Richards]

Fantastic job of capturing this beauty

 

[dolina]

tired and kev.