Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758).

Length 25 cm. This is a large and an unmistakable black and white kingfisher with a short crest, large stout black bill, and blackish legs. The male has two black breast bands, while the female has only one. The Pied Kingfisher lives along large rivers, estuaries, and lakes and sometimes on coastal lagoons. It feeds on fish, aquatic insects (water beetles and water scorpions), crabs, and frogs, which it hunts by scanning from a perch, then diving down, hitting the water with a splash and returning with the prey held cross-wise in its bill. The nest is a deep hole in a muddy bank overlooking a river or canal. The breeding season is from March to May; the male feeds the female during the nest digging, laying, and incubation. The 4-5 eggs are incubated for 18 days. This kingfisher is a common breeding resident in the Nile Valley and Delta.