Rolf Nussbaumer / White throated kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis gularis} Philippines.

Bernard Castelein / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Bernard Castelein / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Keoladeo NP, Bharatpur, India

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) pair courting, Penang, Malaysia

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) displaying, Penang, Malaysia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sebastian Kennerknecht / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) with frog prey, Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Chris Gomersall / White-throated or Smyrna kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched in papyrus sedge (Cyperus papyrus), and photographed against the morning sun. Hula Valley, Israel. January

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) displaying, Pahang, Malaysia

Mathias Schaef/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Israel

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) pair, Malaysia

Ernie Janes / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

David Pattyn / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) resting portrait, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

David Pattyn / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) preening on perch, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

David Pattyn / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) with Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Lucas Bustamante / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Yala National Park, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) parent feeding fledgling, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched, rear view, Satpura National Park, India.

Suzi Eszterhas / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched, Satpura National Park, India.

Andy Trowbridge / White-throated/breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis). Bandhavgarh National Park, India. March.

Bob Steele / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Kaeng Krachan, Thailand

Bob Steele / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) calling, Phetchaburi, Thailand

Loic Poidevin / White breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March

E.A. KUTTAPAN / White breasted Kingfisher (Halycon smyrnensis) perched, Bandarvgarh NP, India.

Konrad Wothe / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis gularis), India

Roger Powell / White breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) with Mole cricket prey, Israel

Tony Heald / White throated / breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Bandhavgarh National Park, India 2007

Tony Heald / White throated / breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Bandhavgarh National Park, India 2007

Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on branch, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Nigel Bean / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Pakistan 1996

Nigel Bean / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Pakistan 1996

Pete Oxford / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} next to pond, Fatehpur Sikri, India.

Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Keoladeo Ghana NP, Rajasthan, India

Michael Pitts / White-breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis}, Hong Kong, China.

Niall Benvie / White throated kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis gularis} perched on a reed. Israel.

Niall Benvie / White throated kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis gularis} perched on a reed, Israel.

Staffan Widstrand / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} India.

Bernard Castelein / White breasted kingfisher {Halcyon smyrnensis} Keoladeo Ghana / Baratphur NP, Rajasthan, India.

Pete Oxford / White breasted kingfisher perched, Bharatpur Bird Reserve, India

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Penang, Malaysia

Sebastian Kennerknecht / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Diyasaru Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sean Crane / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) female landing prey, Penang, Malaysia

Graeme Guy/ BIA / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) spreading wings, Penang, Malaysia

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis) portrait, Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, Israel. Captive.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis) portrait, Wildlife Hospital of Israel & Ramat Gan Safari Park, Israel. Captive.

Ripan Biswas / White throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on a reed, Sunderban tiger reserve, West Bengal, India.

Roger Powell / White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on an irrigation pipe next to a fishpond, with the feathers of migratory songbirds it has predated surrounding it, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jor...

Roger Powell / White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) with ring, calling in reed bed beside stream, after bathing, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.

Roger Powell / White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) calling in reed bed beside stream, after bathing, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.

Roger Powell / White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), a predator of migratory songbirds, perched on a fishpond hawser with a lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) in its beak, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jorda...

Roger Powell / White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) in reedbed beside a steam after bathing, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.

Karine Aigner / Greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) standing in shallow water watching a White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) fly by, Bardia National Park, Terai, Nepal.

Roland Seitre / White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis), Cambodia

Robin Chittenden / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on a fence post, portrait, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched in a tree, Sri Lanka.

Robin Chittenden / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched in a tree, Sri Lanka.

Bernard Castelein / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) perched on a branch preening, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.

Bernard Castelein / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) portrait, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.

Bernard Castelein / White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) portrait, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India