About Kingfishers
Kingfishers are divided by family into Tree and
River Kingfishers. Tree Kingfishers like the Kookaburras and Forest Kingfisher
prefer open woodland, rainforest margins, agricultural land and large gardens.
The beautiful Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher favours dense vegetation predominately
rainforest, and nests in active termite mounds at ground level. Tree Kingfishers
feed on a wide variety prey items including small reptiles and mammals, limited only by the size they can swallow whole or break apart. Kookaburras
are skilled at stealing sausages from barbecues. Only two species the Azure and Little are River
Kingfishers, these require permanent water usually with dense riparian or mangrove
vegetation. They are small birds that hunt by diving from perches above the
water taking predominately fish or crustaceans and make very challenging
subjects to photograph.
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| Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) |
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| Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) |
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| Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) |
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Blue-Winged Kookaburra
(Dacelo leachii) Female |
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Blue-Winged Kookaburra
(Dacelo leachii) Female |
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Blue-Winged Kookaburra
(Dacelo leachii) Male |
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| Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) Male |
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| Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) Male |
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| Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) Male |
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| Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) Female |
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| Collared or Mangrove Kingfisher (Todiramphus choris) |
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| Collared or Mangrove Kingfisher (Todiramphus choris) |
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| Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Juv |
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| Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Juv |
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| Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Female |
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| Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Male |
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| Buff-Breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) |
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| Buff-Breasted Paradise-Kingfisher (Tanysiptera Sylvia) |
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| Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusilla) |
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| Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusilla) |
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| Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azurea) |
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| Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azurea) |
