White-breasted Kingfisher

This larger kingfisher can be seen perching high on a wire or open branch, busy watching below for any unsuspecting frog, fish, or even small snake. They tunnel into the side of an earth bank to build their nest, clutch size is 4-7 and both parents hunt and care for the young.

Halcyon smyrnensis

Tying with Asian Kingfisher Feathers

The common Asian Kingfisher most likely exists in most tier’s arsenal of materials. Traditionally, the blue rump and body feathers have been used for sides, cheeks, tail veilings and throats in classic salmon flies.

Trout flies have also used these feathers. Creative and artistic tiers will find many more uses for other feathers off this bird such as wing coverts used as whole feather wing salmon flies.

Crafters will also find that the wing coverts have white patches on some of the wing feathers giving a contrasting look to new projects.

full skins
fly patterns
links to other softbills

Full Skin

These are nice skins, no damage or chipping and clean.


$45

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Softbills Whoever named this group of birds "softbills" was obviously never close enough to be pinched by a toucan or speared by a heron's beak! Members of this group vary considerably. here you will find everything from turacos that feed exclusivly on leaves and petals to carnivores kingfishers. However, one thing all have in common is that as babies, they are all born helpless and dependent on their parents care. Softbill Species:
	eurasian jay blue cotingas sunbittern pomador cotinga	fruit crow flamed tanager toucan	fairy bluebird pond heron tiger heron	asian kingfisher african kingfisher golden breasted starling

Quick links to other exotics:
	pheasants partridge grouse softbills	quail junglefowl peafowl hookbills	guineafowl turkey bustards ratites	cranes waterfowl pigeons and doves

Jock Scott