Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Cruz erithaca)

Oriental dwarf kingfishers are small, very colorful birds that can be found across India. They like to live near streams where they use their sharp dagger-like beaks to strike fish, frogs, crabs, and geckos. Their breeding schedule each year aligns with the monsoon storms that arrive in India each June. At this time, they dig long tunnel-like nests in the substrate at the banks of their stream habitats.