Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body length
- 25 cm
- Body Mass
- 84.4 g
- Diet
- Aquatic prey
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Dagger-like or spear bill specialized for precision thrusts and instantaneous underwater strike acceleration (ATK 73).
Tightly preened water-repellent oiled plumage resisting freezing currents and dive water resistance (DEF 45).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Anne Ndung'u · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
5 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Ceryle rudis syriacus
Turkey to Israel e to sw Iran
- Ceryle rudis rudis
Egypt and Africa s of the Sahara
- Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus
e Afghanistan through India to s China and n Indochina
- Ceryle rudis travancoreensis
sw India
- Ceryle rudis insignis
e, se China and Hainan I.
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Ceryle rudis
Which family does it belong to?
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Where is it found?
Africa & Oriental: widespread & also Middle East
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Body length: Wikipedia ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
