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Kingfishers, Kookaburras
Bee-eaters
Rainbow Bee-eater (Merops ornatus) 2 images			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. Read more >
Kingfishers
Azure Kingfisher (Alcedo azurea) 1 image			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.... Read more >
Little Kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla) 1 image			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. Read more >
Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) 1 image			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... Read more >
Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) 6 images			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... Read more >
White-tailed Kingfisher (Tanysiptera sylvia) 1 image			The White-tailed Kingfisher is brilliant blue and black above with orange red bill and two long white tail plumes. The rump and tail is white and underside is buff yellowish colour. Immatures have black beaks and do not have the long tail plumes... Read more >
Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) 1 image			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. Read more >
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) 3 images			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... Read more >
Typical Rollers
Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) 2 images			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... Read more >