Template:Did you know nominations/Brown-hooded kingfisher


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:20, 7 September 2018 (UTC)

Brown-hooded kingfisher

 * ... that the brown-hooded kingfisher, about 22 cm long, has been recorded eating reptiles as long as 25 cm? Sources: "Length 22 cm", "Food. Mainly insects ... and on small vertebrates, snakes and lizards up to 25 cm long" Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers; "Maclean (1993) lists their prey items as mainly insects, also ... small snakes (up to about 250 mm long)" "Reptiles as prey of the Brownhooded Kingfisher"
 * ALT1:... that the brown-hooded kingfisher mainly eats insects, but has been recorded eating reptiles as long as 25 cm?
 * Reviewed: İsmet Kür

5x expanded by Gulumeemee (talk). Self-nominated at 02:44, 11 August 2018 (UTC).


 * Reviewing. Copyvio <4%, expanded 5* in last 7 days. Good proposed hook. Hook is in article and in source. Will complete later. Whispyhistory (talk) 06:07, 11 August 2018 (UTC)