CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Ceyx azureus  

Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
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© Geoff Walker 2013
Daintree River, QLD (Oct, 2013)

The Azure Kingfisher is an excellent fisherman. It sits on a branch overhanging the river and waits patiently for a fish to betray its presence whereupon it pounces and snaps up the hapless fish.

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