Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Flat-Billed KingfisherScientific Name: Todiramphus recurvirostrisType: Bird (Tree Kingfisher Family, Alcedinidae)Size: Total length: 6.7–7.5 in (17–19 cm)Weight: 1.5–2.0 oz (43–58 g)Lifespan: 6–10 years in the wildDiet: Carnivore / Insectivore...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Guam KingfisherScientific Name: Todiramphus cinnamominusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 7.9–9.4 in (20–24 cm); Wingspan: 11.5–13.0 in (29–33 cm)Weight: 2.0–2.8 oz (56–79 g)Lifespan: 10–15 years in managed conservation...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Common Paradise KingfisherScientific Name: Tanysiptera galateaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 13–17 in (33–43 cm) including tail streamers; wingspan: 11–13 in (28–33 cm)Weight: 1.9–2.8 oz (55–80 g); slender,...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pied KingfisherScientific Name: Ceryle rudisCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 9.8–11.4 in (25–29 cm); Wingspan: 15–18 in (38–45 cm)Weight: 2.4–3.9 oz (68–110 g)Lifespan: 8–12 years in wild wetland environmentsDiet:...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Green KingfisherScientific Name: Chloroceryle americanaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 7.5–8.5 in (19–22 cm); wingspan: 11.5–13.0 in (29–33 cm)Weight: 1.1–1.6 oz (30–45 g)Lifespan: 5–9 years in riparian waterwaysDiet:...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Buff-breasted Paradise KingfisherScientific Name: Tanysiptera sylviaCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 7.5–9.0 in (19–23 cm); Tail streamers: up to 7 in (18 cm) additional lengthWeight: 1.6–2.1 oz (45–60 g)Lifespan: 6–10...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sacred KingfisherScientific Name: Todiramphus sanctusCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersRange: Australasia and the southwest Pacific, breeding across Australia and New Zealand, wintering north to New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, the Solomon...
Birds > Kingfishers
OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Belted KingfisherScientific Name: Megaceryle alcyonCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Body length: 11–14 in (28–35 cm); Wingspan: 19–23 in (48–58 cm); Stocky, large-headed profileWeight: 4.9–6.3 oz (140–180 g); robust,...
Birds > Kingfishers
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Laughing KookaburraScientific Name: Dacelo novaeguineaeCategory: BirdsSubcategory: KingfishersSize: Length: 16–19 in (40–47 cm); Wingspan: 22–26 in (56–65 cm); Bill length: 3.5 in (9 cm)Weight: 11–17 oz (310–490 g); females are roughly 10%...
