White-throated Kingfisher At Sunderbans, India Stock Image

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) is a large-headed, predominantly brown kingfisher with electric-blue back and wings, heavy orange bill, and snow-white patch from the throat through the breast. Common both near and away from water frequently seen perched on fence posts and telephone lines near wetlands, lakes, agricultural fields, and clearings. Gives jarring, raptor-like descending calls