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The white-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a tree kingfisher, belonging to the family Alcedinidae. The plumage of white-breasted kingfisher is bright blue on the back, rump, wings and tail. The chin, throat and breast regions are whitish. The head, crown, nape, flanks, shoulders, belly and undertail are reddish brown. The bill is large and is deep red in color. The feet of white-breasted kingfisher are reddish. The irises are reddish brown. The underside of the blue-black wing has large whitish patch. The wings are short and rounded. The females and males appear similar and the juveniles are duller in color when compared to the adults. The white-breasted kingfisher call is a loud "chake-ake-ake" sound. Source: indianbirds.thedynamicnature.com This footage is part of the broadca
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