oriental dwarf kingfisher

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Love Kingfishers, this one is very different from our native Kingfisher. Lovely gold colours.

Thanks Carole Swingler...yes there are may varieties of this species...

PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN (Observe the Bird and recognize)..ORIENTAL DWARF KINGFISHER....WATERCOLOUR...A4...2013....[From a PHOTOGRAPH of ANUP DEODHAR]....The Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher also known as the Black-backed Kingfisher or Three-toed Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. 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 Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The preferred habitat is small streams in densely shaded forests. In the Konkan region of southwest 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. The Rufous-backed Kingfisher is sometimes considered a subspecies. [INFORMATION : WIKIPEDIA]