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Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis - Bonte IJsvogel
Africa, Middle East to China.
The following subspecies are being recognised:
Ceryle rudis rudis - Africa south of the Sahara, Egypt to Iran and Turkey;
Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus - Kashmir and Northeast-Afghanistan to India and Indochina;
Ceryle rudis travancoreensis - Extreme Southwest-India (Cape Comorin to North Kerala);
Ceryle rudis insignis - East China (south of Yangtze River Valley) and Hainan.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.