{"id":219,"date":"2024-02-24T05:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T05:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=219"},"modified":"2025-01-14T12:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T12:07:47","slug":"the-underestimated-housefly-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"The Underestimated: Alcedinidae, The Kingfishers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"219\" class=\"elementor elementor-219\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb703c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8fb703c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa6998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cfa6998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47168d1f ha-advanced-tooltip-top ha-has-bg-overlay ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-field\" data-id=\"47168d1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-field display-inline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__inline-wrap\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-field__content\" >The Underestimated: Alcedinidae, The Kingfishers<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77a782cf ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"77a782cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    a {\n        color: #0075ff;\n    }\n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734339d ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-listing-dynamic-meta\" data-id=\"734339d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-listing jet-listing-dynamic-meta meta-layout-inline\"><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__author jet-listing-dynamic-meta__item\"><span class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__prefix\"> - By<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/author\/aarav-mishra\" class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__item-val\">Aarav Mishra<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__date jet-listing-dynamic-meta__item\"><span class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__prefix\">on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?m=202402\" class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-meta__item-val\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-24T05:48:21+00:00\">February 24, 2024<\/time><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e398b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e398b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40fa197 elementor-widget__width-initial ob-harakiri-inherit ha-has-bg-overlay ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40fa197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The best time to spot the adorable white-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) in Noida is from December to February.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d1d78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15d1d78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19643f elementor-widget-divider--view-line ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a19643f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56270a5 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56270a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alcedinidae is a family of birds in coraciiformes, and are related to rollers, like the famous Indian roller. They are quite distinct from there related birds because of the more robust and thick beak. They are found on all continents but not in Antartica.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5845db6 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5845db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Taxonomy:&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Birds (Aves) &gt;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Coraciiformes &gt;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">Alcedinidae<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The family is divided in to 3 subfamilies, namely Alcedininae, the river kingfishers, Cerylinae, the water kingfishers, and Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Usually Alcedininae, or river kingfishers have short tails and prefer envoirments near rivers. This subfamily includes the famous common kingfisher in Europe. On to Cerylinae, the water kingfishers which have somewhat longer tails and also prefer moist riverine envoirments. Their famous member is the pied kingfisher. All the New world kingfishers yet known belong to this subfamily. &nbsp;Lastly the halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers, with long tails, sometimes extremely long as in Tanysiptera species of The Papuan islands. Kingfishers of this subfamily are rather more independent of water, that gave them access to more habitats, and led to rapid diversification. Most kingfisher species, including the odd-billed kookaburras of Australia, represent this subfamily.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abff3dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"abff3dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41865b1 ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41865b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_photomorph_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-225\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd9b3e ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fd9b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An individual of halcyon smyrnensis, which is a representative of the halcyoninae | Photos are my own.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa4f744 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa4f744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c4d11f ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c4d11f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are 118 species of kingfishers, 6 of which are known from the new world, and the remaining 112 from the old world, most species are only known from Pacific, Philippine, Indonesian, or Papuan islands, and all 6 new world kingfishers are from cerylinae, which is the smallest subfamily, only containing 9 species worldwide. 19 genera exist, out of which 3 are in cerylinae, 4 in alcedininae, and 12 in the halcyoninae. The 2 largest genera are Todiramphus and Ceyx, which currently contain about 30 and 24 species, making up a little less than half of all species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ac02f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10ac02f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfcf32d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6dfcf32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-page=\"1\" data-term=\"0\" data-scroll-top=>\n\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__heading\"><span class=\"jet-smart-listing__title-placeholder\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing rows-2 no-featured\"><div class=\"jet-smart-listing__posts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post has-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-thumbnail post-thumbnail-simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=1562\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5.jpg\" class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-thumbnail-img post-thumbnail-img-simple wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Underestimated: Mole Crickets (Gryllotalpidae)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Mole-cricket-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-content\"><div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-title post-title-simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=1562\">The Underestimated: Mole Crickets (Gryllotalpidae)<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-excerpt post-excerpt-simple\"><p>These are not just underestimated, they remain unnoticed, living life a subterranean life, with only their calls reaching our ears. Dig into the world of these creatures by reading this blog.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post has-post-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-thumbnail post-thumbnail-simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=70\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1875\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5.png\" class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-thumbnail-img post-thumbnail-img-simple wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Underestimated: Incredible Housefly\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5.png 1500w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/musca-domectica-5-1229x1536.png 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-content\"><div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-title post-title-simple\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/?p=70\">The Underestimated: Incredible Housefly<\/a><\/div><div class=\"jet-smart-listing__post-excerpt post-excerpt-simple\"><p>All the innocence of this little insect had been concealed by myths from the past.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-smart-listing-loading\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1abc14 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a1abc14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b321c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b321c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d535eff ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d535eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They entered the new world 2 times. The first time was when the ancestors of chloroceryle entered America and the second was quite recent, as molecular studies suggest, which was when the ancestors of megaceryle torquata and alcyone did. The 2 megaceryles now present in the americas would have probably got to the americas through Africa. There is a visible and distinct transition between species: Just compare Megaceryle lugubris with maxima, then maxima with torquata, and then torquata with alcyone as on wikipedia&#8217;s megaceryle article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a737a16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a737a16\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be71bb2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be71bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_photomorph_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-226\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5-1536x1024.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99300f ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99300f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halcyon smyrnensis. Note the large and robust bill and the long tail | Photos are my own<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34ad47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d34ad47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-add6dff ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"add6dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many people may wonder why kingfishers sit on high heights. Here&#8217;s the answer: Alcedininae actually are not fans of big heights. Cerylinae are almost equivalent of the alcedininae in this perspective. But halcyoninae, the largest subfamily, has species who sit the highest of poles. And that is because, the higher you are, the more easily you can tell what something far away is. And halcyoninae species prefer to live away from water, so it isn&#8217;t easy to find too much prey. Hence, for finding food, they have to sit on high poles.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem;\">You can see an astonishing gallery of most of the species <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 1rem; color: #0077ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/observations?taxon_id=2314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over here<\/a>.<\/p><p>Members of the alcedininae and cerylinae subfamilies are mostly dependent on fish for a living. Sometimes, they may eat other prey near water such as frogs. Halcyoninae eat insects, lizard, toads, and even snakes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e562d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e562d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77baa8 ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-portfolio\" data-id=\"e77baa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-8-1.png\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-8\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-5.png\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-5\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-2.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-2.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-2\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-4.png\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-4\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-8.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-8.png\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-8\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-6.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-6.png\" width=\"2250\" height=\"1500\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-6\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-2-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrnensis-1.jpg\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrnensis-1\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><article class=\"jet-portfolio__item visible-status\" data-slug=\"{&quot;0&quot;:&quot;all&quot;}\">\n\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__inner \">\n\t\t<a class=\"jet-portfolio__link \" href=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-7.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-portfolio__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Halcyon-smyrensis-7.png\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2303\"  alt=\"Halcyon smyrensis-7\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-portfolio__content-inner\"><h4 class=\"jet-portfolio__title\">White breasted kingfisher<\/h4><p class=\"jet-portfolio__desc\">Halcyon smyrnensis<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309b43a ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"309b43a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Halcyon smyrnensis, the only representative species I&#8217;ve yet photographed | Photos are my own<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eceac7c ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eceac7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So overall kingfishers are great, underestimated, and very, very, misinterpreted. They are indeed an incredible part of nature&#8217;s art.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c352251 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c352251\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d9f14 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d9f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pls comment your thoughts and rate the article. It&#8217;s a big thing for us!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7383931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7383931\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c78c735 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c78c735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bird Birds\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have cleared out some facts about some of the most underestimated birds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":97,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1800,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions\/1800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturecreaturequest.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}