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Blue-bellied Roller © Inglorious Bustards

Malachite Kingfisher © Inglorious Bustards

Little Bee-eater © Inglorious Bustards

Of all the amazing #Bird groups here in The #Gambia, the #Coraciiformes are among some of the most striking, and here are some of them we have already had joyous encounters with!

#FlywayBirding #Birding #AfricanBirds #africanature

🌏 Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) The Stork-billed Kingfisher is a very large kingfisher with a massive, bright red bill, green back, blue wings/tail, and a brown head with orange-buff neck and underparts. It is distributed across the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, preferring well-wooded habitats near water (rivers, lakes, coasts). It is a sedentary, sit-and-wait predator, perching quietly to hunt fish, crabs, frogs, rodents, and young birds. It is also highly territorial. Thirteen subspecies are recognised. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: During courtship, the male may perform a unique display called "Sky-pointing," where it holds its body vertically with its huge bill pointed straight up to the heavens. 📷: Photo by josibo via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-kingfisher-ornithology-species-6814909/ OCON

New addition! 🌏 Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) #AsianBirds | #StorkBilledKingfisher #PelargopsisCapensis | #Kingfishers #TreeKingfishers #KingfisherFamily #Coraciiformes 📷: Photo by josibo🦉 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds ❤️🦜

🌍 Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) The Lilac-breasted Roller is a spectacularly coloured bird with a lilac throat and breast, a turquoise belly, and brilliant blue wings visible in flight. Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, it prefers open woodlands and savannas. Known for its acrobatic courtship displays, the bird perches on high vantage points to spot insects and small animals on the ground before swooping down to catch its prey. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Two subspecies are recognized. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Global_Traveler via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/african-africa-bird-safari-4915992/ AASV

🌍 Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) #AfricanBirds | #LilacBreastedRoller #CoraciasCaudatus | #Rollers #RollerFamily #Coraciiformes 📷: Photo by Global_Traveler🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌏 Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) The blue-winged kookaburra is a large, stocky kingfisher with a white head streaked brown, and lacking the prominent dark mask of it's larger relative, the laughing kookaburra. Its back is dull brown, wings are striking blue, and the underside is a creamy-white, finely barred with brown streaks. Found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea, it inhabits open savanna woodlands and swamps. Typically found in family groups of up to 12 individuals, they perch conspicuously, hunting insects, reptiles, and small mammals with a cackling, squawking call. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Four subspecies are generally recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by Gaz_Chapp via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/kingfishers-bird-tree-branch-8270727/ MDYZ

🌏 Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) #AustralasianBirds #AustralianBirds | #BlueWingedKookaburra #DaceloLeachii | #Kookaburras #TreeKingfishers #KingfisherFamily #Coraciiformes 📷: Photo by Gaz_Chapp🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌍 Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) The woodland kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with a bright blue back, wing panel, and tail, contrasting with a white head, neck, and underparts, and black shoulders. It has a distinctive large bill, red on the upper mandible and black on the lower. It is widely distributed across tropical Africa south of the Sahara, inhabiting various wooded environments, often preferring drier woodland away from water. Northern and southern populations are migratory, moving equatorward in the dry season. Highly territorial, they hunt insects and small vertebrates from perches, swooping to the ground. They are known for their loud, trilling calls and an aggressive display where they spread their wings to show white linings. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Three subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by angiemit4 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/kingfisher-bird-nature-wildlife-4097857/ VDYD

New addition: 🌍 Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) #AfricanBirds | #WoodlandKingfisher #HalcyonSenegalensis | #Kingfishers #TreeKingfishers #KingfisherFamily #Coraciiformes 📷: Photo by angiemit4🦜 #MyBirdcards #birdsoftheworld #birds

A Koookaburra, sitting on a clothes line, in the rain

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra #daceloNovaeguineae #LaughingKookaburra #Olympus #OMSystems #darktable #Meanjin

A kookaburra, sitting on a clothes line in a back yard

Backyard Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #Brisbane #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra #DacelonNvaeguineae #LaughingKookaburra #iNaturalist #Olympus #OMSystems […]

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A Kookaburra, sitting on a wire fence in a backyard, framed by greenery

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Brisbane/Meanjin, Australia

#Australia #Queensland #SouthEastQueensland #Brisbane #Clayfield #naturephotography #LivingThings #animal #animalphotography #bird #Coraciiformes #Alcedinidae #Kingfisher #Kookaburra […]

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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
samsung (SM-G998B)
02/Dec/2023
#Animals
#Birds
#Aves
#Coraciiformes
#TreeKingfishers
#Halcyonidae
#LaughingKookaburra
#DaceloNovaeguineae

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
NIKON CORPORATION (NIKON D100)
30/Mar/2010
#Animals
#Birds
#Aves
#Coraciiformes
#TreeKingfishers
#Halcyonidae
#LaughingKookaburra
#DaceloNovaeguineae

Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) perched on a fence in Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve, Oldsmar FL. The rufous belly band denotes this individual as female.

Good morning!

Female Belted Kingfisher in Mobbly Bayou Wilderness Preserve

Taxonomy
Order: #Coraciiformes
Family: #Alcedinidae
Genus: Megaceryle
Species: M. alcyon

#birds #birding #Kingfisher #nature #outdoors #wildlife #wilderness #Preserve #photography #Florida #ornithology

Thread by @GromesRoland on Thread Reader App @GromesRoland: Kommen wir zur nächsten Vogelordnung: Den Eulen (Strigiformes) - die sind oft schwer zu finden und noch schwerer zu fotografieren. Aber ich kann Euch ein paar schöne Bilder vom Uhu (Bub...

#Vögel: #Eulen ( #Strigiformes), #Hornvögel und #Hopfe ( #Bucerotiformes), #Rackenvögel ( #Coraciiformes), #Bienenfresser ( #Meropidae), #Spechtvögel ( #Piciformes)

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