Talk:Red-backed kingfisher

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A fact from Red-backed kingfisher appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 October 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,595 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Red-backed Kingfisher nests in burrows in riverbanks but not near water?

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Forest? Kingfisher[edit]

Hi Cas, just noticed you seem to have the wrong bird under Taxonomy.....as you are currently working on the page, I'll leave the edit to you.... Aviceda talk 02:22, 24 September 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

oops. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:26, 24 September 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In related news, apparently I fail at editing today -- point is, no snark intended on the edit history. Melchoir (talk) 00:31, 1 October 2008 (UTC)Reply[reply]