What kind of food does the beautiful kingfisher like to eat? Are animals protected by the state?

There are many kinds of kingfisher. It is a medium-sized waterfowl. It is called a kingfisher because its face and back feathers are blue and shiny. China is common in central China, North China, Northeast, Southwest, South China and other places, their mouths are so hard that they can peck through rocks as nests. What kind of food does the kingfisher like to eat? Are animals protected by the state?

What kind of food does kingfisher like to eat?

Kingfisher is a kind of lonely bird, which is often found in small rivers, bushes, sparse woods and other places. When feeding, it stays on the rocks and on the branches by the water, waiting for the food to take the bait. Small fish are the staple food of kingfish. in addition, they also eat crustaceans, aquatic insects and their larvae, small frogs, aquatic plants and so on. Because after the kingfisher plunges into the water, the eyesight of the eyes will not be affected, and it has a strong adjustment because of the contrast caused by light, so when fishing, one peck is accurate, which is very strong, so it can be regarded as a fishing master.

Common species of kingfishers

1. Silver Kingfisher

The silver kingfisher is a relatively small species with a body length of 14cm and mainly black and white feathers. It is only distributed on some islands in the south-central Philippines.

2. Common kingfisher

The common kingfisher has a body length of 16~17cm, wingspan 24~26cm, weighs 40-45g and has a lifespan of 15 years. It is similar to the spotted kingfisher in shape, but smaller in size and active alone or in pairs, distributed in North Africa, Eurasia, Japan, India, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

3. Bluebird

The blue kingfisher is 17~19cm in length, 25~29cm in wingspan, 40g in weight, brilliant and brilliant in plumage, bright orange or reddish brown in chest and abdomen, some black on its wings, white spots on the back neck and throat, mottled grayish black on the lower tip of the tail, and bright red legs and feet.

4. White-bellied Kingfisher

The white-bellied kingfisher has a body length of 14cm, a female weight of 14.5g and a male weight of 14.7g. Its feathers are bright and brilliant, blue, and its size and appearance are roughly the same as those of the crowned kingfisher, but the belly is white and the feathers on the head can not be crowned.

Is the kingfisher an animal protected by the state?

There are many species of kingfishers, among which the number of blue-eared kingfishers in China is relatively small, so it is the second-class protected animal in our country. Because blue-eared kingfishers like to have cubs in the rainforest, as some rainforest resources are destroyed by the socialization process, the survival of blue-eared kingfishers is also under great threat, so it is necessary to protect them.

It is worth noting that although the white-bellied kingfisher in the kingfisher species is not listed as a national protected animal, it is also a kind of wild animal with great research value. If you arrest it by yourself, it is an illegal act, and when the number reaches a certain amount, it will become a major case, and we must not knowingly break the law.