Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 124, April 2015, pp. 22-39. | Page 6

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Photo (5). A juvenile Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) inside the Gaza
Fishermen Port. Photo by: Ayman Dardona. 14.10.2014.

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) and Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
There are three recorded species of Kingfishers in Palestine: the Common
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), the Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) and the Whitethroated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis). The latter is not related to water
while the Common and Pied Kingfishers exist in the shallow waters, and they
have been observed in the Gaza Fishermen Port where they catch and feed on
fishes.

Photo (6). Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) flying around the Gaza Fishermen Port.
Photo by: Ayman Dardona. 05.02.2014.
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 124 – April 2015