White-throated/White-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
White-breasted Kingfisher
The White-throated Kingfisher, also/previously called the White-breasted Kingfisher, is native over a large range from Asia Minor through to Southern Asia and Southeast Asia.
White-breasted Kingfisher Photo above in India by Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy
White-breasted Kingfisher Photo above in India by Dr Harsha Vardhan Reddy
White-breasted Kingfisher Photo above in Singapore by Elizabeth Barrett
There are several subspecies over its range, one of which has white only on its throat. Like many kingfishers, its diet is not entirely aquatic and it can be found well away from water.
White-breasted Kingfisher In flight.