CORACIIFORMES: Halcyonidae

Todiramphus chloris  

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Nudgee Beach, QLD (Mar, 2010)

After catching this crab on the mud flats the Collared Kingfisher took it up into a nearby tree, tenderised it by smashing it against a branch and then ate it all up.

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Collared Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

Crab sandwich