Coracias garrulus
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Head, neck and underparts turquoise-blue while back and shoulders are chestnut, the two meeting along a sharp line
In flight the wingtips and trailing edge are blackish-blue, flashing against the pale blue body
Perches upright and alone on wires, poles or bare branches, then drops straight down to the ground onto prey
Crow-sized with a heavy head and a thick black slightly hooked bill, unlike the long slender dagger bill of a kingfisher
Despite the colours the voice is unmusical, a harsh repeated crow-like rak-rak
Harsh crow-like rak-rak, becoming a fast high series in display flight
