Bird - Australian Kingfishers,Kookaburras

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Australian Kingfishers, Kookaburras
FAMILY : Bee-eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus)		The Rainbow Bee-eater is a brightly coloured bird with long curved bill and long tail streamers. Head is golden with black eye stripe and body is mostly green and blue. The bee-eater is a fast flier that flits around after insects. Click to continue>
FAMILY : Kingfishers
Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea)		The Azure Kingfisher is a small azure blue kingfisher black bill and a short tail. The neck has an orange stripe on each side. The throat is washed with orange becoming more reddish on belly. The legs and feet are red. Males and females are similar.... Click to continue>
Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla)		The Little Kingfisher is the smallest Australian kingfisher. It is deep glossy blue above extending down side of breast. Chest is pure white and there is a white spot before the eye and also on the neck. Click to continue>
Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii)		The Blue-winged Kookaburra is a stocky bird with large head and a short neck and blunt tail. Beak is fairly long and sturdy. It has a cream head with brown streaks. The wings and rump are blue. The throat is white and underparts are patterned with... Click to continue>
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)		The Laughing Kookaburra is a stocky bird with large head and a short neck and blunt tail. Beak is fairly long and sturdy. The wings are brown with blue mottling, the back is brown and the tail reddish. The males have a patch of blue-green feathers... Click to continue>
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro)		Click to continue>
Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)		Click to continue>
Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)		The Forest Kingfisher has a dark royal blue head with pale turquoise on the back. There is a large white spot over the bill. The underparts are white. The male has a white collar. The female has blue on back of neck. Click to continue>
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygia)		Click to continue>
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)		The Sacred Kingfisher has a turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. Has black eye stripe. Female is less brightly coloured. Young birds are similar to the female, but with some brown on the... Click to continue>
FAMILY : Typical Rollers
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)		The Dollarbird has mostly dark brown upperparts with blue-green on the back and wings. The breast is brown and underside is light. The throat and underside of the tail is bright blue. It is a sturdy bird with an unusual swooping flight. There is a... Click to continue>

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