🌏 Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) The Forest Kingfisher, also known as Macleay's Kingfisher or the Blue Kingfisher, is a strikingly blue and white bird. It features a bright blue back, wings, and tail, contrasting with a white breast and a distinctive black eye-band through the eye. Males have a white nape, while females have a blue one. It is found in coastal regions of northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia, inhabiting open forests, woodlands, and mangroves. This kingfisher is usually solitary or in pairs. It hunts by sally-pouncing, watching from a high perch and then diving to the ground or water to seize invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards. 2.5 Flash (Edited) Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Fun fact: These birds have a tough way of making a home! They reportedly fly with such force, striking an arboreal termite nest with their bill repeatedly to chip away material, that observers have occasionally found birds that have died from a broken neck during the process. 📷: Photo by polettix via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/kingfisher-bird-nature-alcedinidae-821252/ GBCK

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🌏 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

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🌏 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

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🌍 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

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🌍🌏 Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) The collared kingfisher is a medium-sized bird (22-29 cm) with striking turquoise-blue or greenish upperparts and white to buff underparts. Its defining feature is a broad white collar. Males are typically bluer, while females are greener. This species has an incredibly wide distribution, found from north-east Africa and the Red Sea, across southern Asia, through Southeast Asia and Indonesia, to Polynesia, primarily in coastal areas like mangrove swamps, but also in open woodlands and gardens. Collared kingfishers are patient hunters, perching motionlessly to spot prey like fish, crabs, and insects. Once prey is sighted, they glide swiftly to snatch it, often returning to a perch to subdue larger items by beating them against a branch. At least fourteen subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by vinsky2002 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/collared-kingfisher-perch-wild-bird-4742836/ WUFG

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🌏 Brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) The brown-winged kingfisher is native to southeast Asia, and is known for its distinctive orange-brown body with brown wings. It has a long and robust red bill, red legs, and a short, brown tail. A medium-sized kingfisher, it typically inhabits mangrove forests and coastal areas, where it hunts for fish, crustaceans, and other small aquatic prey. It is known for its loud, melodious call. Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by udaykiran0208 via Pixabay https://pixabay.com/photos/bird-kingfisher-river-forest-8257970/ KHBO

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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
samsung (SM-G998B)
02/Dec/2023
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Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
NIKON CORPORATION (NIKON D100)
30/Mar/2010
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🌏 White-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) The white-throated kingfisher, also known as the white-breasted kingfisher, is a striking bird with a bright blue back, chestnut head and belly, and a white throat and breast. It has a large red bill and is often seen perched on wires or branches near water bodies, but also in parks and gardens. It hunts by diving into water to catch fish, but also eats insects, reptiles, and amphibians. It is a common sight in Asia, from the Sinai Peninsula to the Philippines. Five subspecies are recognised. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by PINKI_ISHAN via Pixabay IRNF

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🌏 Laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), sub-adult The laughing kookaburra is a large kingfisher native to Australia, and is famous for its distinctive, loud, and somewhat eerie laughing call. These birds are typically brown and white with a large head and a heavy bill. They are commonly found in open woodlands, forests, and suburban areas throughout Australia. Kookaburras are territorial and often seen perched on branches or fences, scanning the ground for prey such as insects, reptiles, and small mammals. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by_meh via Pixabay MVSS

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🌏 Black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) The Black-capped kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with a black cap, purple-blue wings and back, a white collar, throat, and upper breast, and a large red bill. It inhabits coastal and mangrove areas, as well as inland wetlands and cultivated areas throughout tropical Asia. It is a solitary bird that feeds on fish, insects, crabs, and other small animals. It hunts by perching on a branch and diving into the water to catch its prey. It is a noisy bird with a variety of calls, including a loud, ringing "ki-ki-ki-ki-ki" call. It nests in burrows in riverbanks or earthen walls. No subspecies are recognised. GG 2024 (Edited) Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) 📷: Photo by udaykiran0208 via Pixabay XZEF

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Blue-winged kookaburra (Dacelo leachii). Male. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: AQGX 📷: Photo by Gaz_Chapp via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a striking bird with a cream-coloured body barred with thin brown streaks. It has a large head and a hefty bill, and its most distinctive feature is its vibrant blue wings and rump. The male blue-winged kookaburra can be distinguished by its bright blue tail, while the female has a rufous tail with black bars.

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White-throated kingfisher or White-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis). Adult. Conservation status: Least Concern. CC: SXPT 📷: Photo by Nghangvu via Pixabay 2019 The photo shows a medium-sized kingfisher with a large head and a long, sharp bill. It has blue upperparts and brown underparts, with a white throat and breast.

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