The three-toed kingfisher was photographed in May 2018 in Hongbenghe and Nabang in Yingjiang, Yunnan.
The three-toed kingfisher is a bird of the genus Three-toed kingfisher of the kingfisher family, also known as the black-backed kingfisher, the oriental pygmy kingfisher, commonly known as the little yellow fish dog, with bright plumage, is a red-yellow kingfisher.
A very small (14 cm) red-yellow kingfisher. The underparts are bright yellow , and the blue-black back and wing coverts are characteristic of this species.
Iris - brown; mouth - red; feet - red.
Shouting: Whistle when flying tsriet? siet or tsie? tsie。
Distribution: Uncommon birds in lowland forests in southern Yunnan, Hainan Island or even southeastern Tibet, up to 1500 m above sea level.
It lives in evergreen primary and secondary forests. It is generally active in small hills or low-altitude vegetation areas. The three-toed kingfisher is a migratory bird. Migrated from August to September and returned to the north in March.
It is a small forest kingfisher with a very bright color. It usually inhabits dense forests and river banks near the water, and is generally hunted alone or in couples.
Like most forest kingfishers, they are entirely carnivorous. Often look for prey in leaves or dirt.
The main food is insects, locusts, flies and spiders, but also eats a variety of aquatic animals such as water beetles, small crabs, frogs and small fish.
Nesting on earthen cliffs or on embankments of rivers, it uses its mouth to dig tunnel-like caves to make nests, 25 cm deep, 13–15 cm wide, and 5–7 cm high in diameter.
Females lay 3 to 7 eggs, which are laid directly on the nest floor. Some also burrow into tree trunks as nests.
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