centipede – Bird Ecology Study Group

2 May 2022

Black-capped kingfisher with centipede in beak

by LW Teo | 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

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