Archive for the ‘Kingfishers’ Category

• Smyrna kingfisher

  Nov 16 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 1140 Views | with Comments Off on Smyrna kingfisher

  Smyrna kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis – also on this site called – White-throated kingfisher &#...

• Madagascar kingfisher

  Jul 27 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 1306 Views | with Comments Off on Madagascar kingfisher

  Madagascar kingfisher – Corythornis vintsioides – also on this site called – Malagasy kingfisher &#...

• Malagasy kingfisher

  Jul 27 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 1315 Views | with Comments Off on Malagasy kingfisher

  Malagasy kingfisher – Corythornis vintsioides – is a small resident Malagasy kingfisher of Type- sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Coraciiformes. It is resident in Madagascar and Comoros where it is found in...

• Malachite kingfisher

  Mar 8 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 1310 Views | with Comments Off on Malachite kingfisher

  Malachite kingfisher – Corythornis cristatus – is a small resident African river kingfisher of Type – sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Passeriformes. It is resident over s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is...

• White-throated kingfisher

  Jun 26 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 2566 Views | with No Comments

  The White-throated kingfisher – Halcyon smyrnensis – also called the white-breasted kingfisher is a tree kingfisher, of Type – sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Coraciiformes. It is widely resident right...

• Grey-headed kingfisher

  Jun 25 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 2512 Views | with No Comments

  The Grey-headed kingfisher – Halcyon leucocephala – is a Tree kingfisher of Type – sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Coraciiformes. It is resident across most of sub-Saharan Africa down to Angola except for...

• Kingfisher – subfamilies

  Jun 25 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 2499 Views | with No Comments

  There are 3 Kingfisher subfamilies of the family Alcedinidae Alcedininae - Old World - River kingfishers or Pygmy kingfishers Halcyoninae - Old World - Tree kingfishers or Wood kingfishers Cerylinae - All the New World...

• Collared Kingfisher

  Jun 25 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 2408 Views | with No Comments

  The Collared Kingfisher – Todiramphus chloris – is Tree Kingfisher, of Type sallyer, Family Alcedinidae and Order Coraciiformes, that is widely present across Asia and in to NE Africa. Its main range is across SE...

• Pied Kingfisher

  Jun 25 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 2314 Views | with No Comments

  Pied kingfisher – Ceryle rudis – is a fairly large water kingfisher of Type – sallyer, the Family Alcedinidae, and the Order Coraciiformes. It is widely distributed across sub Saharan Africa and Southern Asia...

• Common Kingfisher

  Jan 9 | Kingfishers, Kingfishers+ | Little Stint | 5114 Views | with No Comments

  Common kingfisher – Alcedo atthis – is a small Kingfisher of Type – sallyer, the Family Alcedinidae, and the Order Coraciiformes. It is widespread across the whole of Eurasia. It is resident in Temperate western...