The Machranga

This Machranga or Kingfisher has normal roosts or stands from which it angles. It sits upstanding, its tail pointed downwards, abruptly dropping with a sprinkle and normally returning on the double with an its prey. 

The trip of the Machranga is fast;, the short adjusted wings buzzing until they show up a minor haze. It is normally observed flying close to the water, yet amid romance the male pursues the female through and over the trees with boisterous deafening whistles. 

The Common Machranga will skim near the water's surface looking for nourishment. The short, round wings make a humming sound as it flies, and one can see a blaze of gleaming blue down its back as he dashes away. 

Normal Machranga are helpful individuals from biological systems since they are master markers of freshwater network wellbeing. Clear, clean water gives trees and bushes on banks for roosting and following prey; the natural surroundings having the most noteworthy quality water sources additionally grant the most good perceivability and will pull in the best number of reproducing feathered creatures. 

The nearness of the Machranga in these living spaces affirms the nature of the water.

Machranga do not build a nest, as is common among most species of birds. Instead, they nest inside a tunnel, which is typically around 30-90cm in length, located next to a river bank of slow-moving water, and contains no other materials i.e. there is no lining for the tunnel.

Breeding begins in late, and it’s common for between 2 – 3 clutches to be produced, each containing 6 – 7 eggs, which are smooth, white and glossy. In length, they are approximately 23mm, and in width 20mm. Both males and females take turns at incubating the eggs, and feeding is shared.