shovel-billed kingfisher
bird
Also known as: Clytoceyx rex
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feeding behaviour
- In coraciiform: Locomotion and feeding
The shovel-billed kingfisher (Clytoceyx rex) of New Guinea is partly terrestrial and is known to feed on beetles and earthworms; the latter are apparently dug from the soil of the forest floor with the bird’s short, heavy bill. The ruddy kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda), widespread in Southeast…
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