Also known as Black-backed Kingfisher or Three-toed Kingfisher or Bullet
By: DR. AKASH AKINWAR
Writer, Traveler & Photographer
Email Id: drakashakinwar@gmail.com / Website: www.drakashakinwar.com
Traveler: Dr. Akash Akinwar & Dr. Amit Mahajan
Location: Shiravali village of Chiplun district, Konkan region of Maharshtra State, India
About ODKF
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher is one of the most beautiful & colorful birds on earth. This is a small, red and yellow kingfisher, averaging 13 cm (5.1 in) in length, yellow underparts with glowing bluish-black upperparts. This is a widespread resident of lowland forest, endemic across much of the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia,
found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India,Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
The preferred habitat is small streams in densely shaded forests. In the Konkan region of Maharashtra State of India, it begins to breed with the onset of the Southwest Monsoon in June. The nest is a horizontal tunnel up to a metre in length. The clutch of 4-5 eggs hatches in 17 days with both the male and female incubating. The birds fledge after 20 days and a second brood may be raised if the first fails. The young are fed with geckos, skinks, crabs, snails, frogs, crickets and dragonflies.
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| Conservation status of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] |
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| From Left: 2nd Dr. Amit Mahajan & 3rd Dr. Akash Akinwar with fellow photographers |
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| From Left: Dr. Amit Mahajan & Dr. Akash Akinwar during Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] photography at Shirawali forest |
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| From Left: Dr. Amit Mahajan & Dr. Akash Akinwar during Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] photography at forest |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] with a catch |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] with a catch |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] with a catch |
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| Baby Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] cleaning its wings |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] with a catch |
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| Beautiful colors of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] is one of the miracles of nature |
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| Baby Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] in a pose |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] resting on a branch |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] parent feeding its baby |
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| Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher [ODKF] |
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| Dr. Akash Akinwar |
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| From Left: Dr. Akash Akinwar & Dr. Amit Mahajan |
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| The Team: From Left 3rd Dr. Amit Mahajan, 4th Dr. Akash Akinwar, 5th Shriram ( Naturalist & Nandu's Associate) & 6th Nandu Tambe (Nature Conservationist & Naturalist) |
By: DR. AKASH AKINWAR
Writer, Traveler & Photographer
Email Id: drakashakinwar@gmail.com / Website: www.drakashakinwar.com
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