Pirang - Blue-breasted kingfisher (The Gambia)

This magnificent Blue-breasted Kingfisher is the 10th kingfisher species I’ve managed to photograph in Africa over the years. This medium-sized kingfisher boasts turquoise-blue colors and a fairly long red-black beak. They primarily inhabit mangrove forests or wooded areas mixed with bodies of water. Besides fish, frogs, and large insects, they also eat oil palm nuts.

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