The Kingfisher is much celebrated bird in Singapore.

One of my goals in Singapore was to try to find some Kingfishers. Singapore has about 8 species but most are uncommon and migratory so you have to be lucky to find them. Only two are common residents and one is an uncommon resident. I was very happy to spot an uncommon and common resident.

This is the White-throated Kingfisher, a common resident of Singapore and South-East Asia. A real beauty. It is quite a large Kingfisher growing up to 28 cm (kookaburras are about 40 cm for comparison and our sacred Kingfisher is around 20 cm). It feeds on fish, large insects and small animals.
There was a resident bird at the Gardens by the Bay.

You may have to put up with a few images of this bird ;-)

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