Black-capped Kingfisher 蓝翡翠

Order : Coraciiformes 佛法僧目

Family : Alcedinidae 翠鸟科
Genus : Halcyon 翡翠属

Binomial name : Halcyon pileata

Black-capped Kingfisher
蓝翡翠

Size: 29~31.5cm

Habitat: Vicinity of small streams and pools in broadleaved evergreen forest, sometimes gardens and mangroves on migration. Up to 915m.

Status: Migrant
别名：黑头翡翠

lifer: Nov2017 . Pasir Panjang Mangroves @ Selangor

Black-capped Kingfisher

lifer 20171104 . Pasir Panjang Mangroves @ Selangor

鸟故事：
2017年12月31日。
来到这个红树林区，结果看到了这只从北方来这里过冬的蓝翡翠。
很不幸地，今天一早它被困在那些捕鸟陷阱的渔网。但，也可以说是幸运地遇到我。这绝对不是偶然，是我们的缘分让我们可以如此的靠近！
那么巧的是刚好我买了一把刀片，立刻用它把渔网割破。然后慢慢地把剩下的渔网拉开。。。。

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* trapped by misty net

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