Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher
Corythornis madagascariensis

Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher, Perinet (Analamazaotra), Madagascar 2016 - click for larger image

Perinet (Analamazaotra), Madagascar
November 2016

It is endemic to Madagascar where it is found in a variety of dry, woodland and forest habitat and is not dependant on water. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher, Perinet (Analamazaotra), Madagascar 2016 - click for larger image It feeds mainly on frogs but also insects, spiders, small chameleons and small lizards. It sits perched as in these photos then swoops to the ground for its prey and returns to the perch to bash its prey before eating it.
Madagascar Pygmy-kingfisher, Perinet (Analamazaotra), Madagascar 2016 - click for larger image
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