Black-capped Kingfisher – Bird Ecology Study Group

2 May 2022

Black-capped kingfisher with centipede in beak

by BESG | posted in: Arthropod, bird, Black-capped Kingfisher, Feeding, Soil centipede | 0

Centipedes are present in home gardens, and also in Oil Palm estate, Selangor state of Malaysia. Encik Mohamed Shah shared a photograph of a Black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) with a dead soil centipede in its beak. These kingfishers have been … Continued

15 Nov 2019

Black-capped Kingfisher caught a crab

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates, Kingfishers | 0

Alfred Ng was at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in November 2019 when he encountered a Blackcapped Kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) hovering above the intertidal zone before plunging down to pick up a large crab from the muddy water. Alfred Ng … Continued