The ancient Greeks Called the Kingfishers "Halcyon" in srilanka we have seven species of kingfishers. They are..
The indian pied kingfishers
The ceylon small blue kingfisher
The blue eaves kingfisher
The three toed kingfisher
The stock-billed kingfisher
The black capped purple kingfisher
or these six are resident and one- the black capped purple kingfisher is a rare migrant.The kingfishers are solitary birds but the Indian pied kingfishers is seen quite regular y in paris. All kingfishers are carnivorous ans as their name implies, live manly on fish.
The method of catching their prey however has not changed much.The birds makes a sudden dive from a tree into the water or the ground.Sometimes it darts into the bush too,to catch its prey.
Their nests are build not only in holes made in the river banks but also in mounds of earth,anthills and sometimes in a hole in a tree....
