21 August 2024

Food for the King

This kingfisher is from the same pond where the stork-billed kingfisher was photographed feeding on small Puyu fish.
The white-throated here probably catch the same fish.
EDIT: After searching the internet, I found that this is a young Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), characterized by its brownish-gray body colour and distinctive vertical stripes.

white-throated kingfisher  (Halcyon smyrnensis)

King with fish = Kingfisher

ready to swallow