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Birds of Egypt: The Collared Kingfisher, “Fairuz”

Birds of Egypt: The Collared Kingfisher, “Fairuz”

This bright little beauty is what a cheap firework dreams of being when it grows up. “Fairuz,” or, as this word is translated into English, “Turquoise,” is this gorgeous bird’s name in Egypt. He is a Collared Kingfisher, or Todiramphus chloris humii, belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the Tree Kingfishers. They have a wide range extending […]