A strikingly coloured kingfisher native to Eastern Australia and New Guinea
Eukaryota >Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae > Ceyx > Ceyx azureus
Slightly smaller than the Laughing kookaburra, the Blue-winged kookaburra is native to the rainforest areas of northern Australia and southern New Guinea.
Eukaryota >Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae > Dacelo > Dacelo leachii
Found in along the coast between Cairns and Cape Tribulation, you will often spot these fishers, near a river close to the coast.
An iconic Australian bird with the one of the most distinctive calls of any Australian bird.
Eukaryota >Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae > Dacelo > Dacelo novaeguineae
An aptly named and striking bird commonly seen around the Daintree Region
Eukaryota >Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Coraciiformes > Meropidae > Merops > Merops ornatus
The Polynesians believed this medium sized kingfisher had power over the waves, hence the common name of Sacred kingfisher.
