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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Dacelo, Halcyon, Pelargopsis, Tanysiptera, Todiramphus, White-throated Kingfisher, Striped Kingfisher, Tree kingfisher, Blue-winged Kookaburra, Laughing Kookaburra, Collared Kingfisher, Forest Kingfisher, Red-backed Kingfisher, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Woodland Kingfisher, Ryukyu Kingfisher, Lilac Kingfisher, Banded Kingfisher, Sacred Kingfisher, Ruddy Kingfisher, Vanuatu Kingfisher, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Chattering Kingfisher, Black-capped Kingfisher, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Mewing Kingfisher, White-mantled Kingfisher, Grey-headed Kingfisher, Brown-winged Kingfisher, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Spangled Kookaburra, Winchell's Kingfisher, Sombre Kingfisher, Tuamotu Kingfisher, Marquesan Kingfisher, Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher, Paradise kingfisher, Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Lazuli Kingfisher, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, Brown-headed Paradise-kingfisher, Javan Kingfisher, Common Paradise-kingfisher, Talaud Kingfisher, Red-breasted Paradise-kingfisher, Society Kingfisher, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Beach Kingfisher, Great-billed Kingfisher, Flat-billed Kingfisher, Blue-black Kingfisher, Ultramarine Kingfisher, Little Paradise-kingfisher, Mangrove Kingfisher, Biak Paradise Kingfisher, Kofiau Paradise Kingfisher, Numfor Paradise Kingfisher. Excerpt: The White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, east through South Asia to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations may make short distance movements. It can often be found well away from water where it feeds on a wide range of prey that includes small reptiles, amphibians, crabs, small rodents and even birds. During the breeding season they...