Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus ‡
Byerstown, FNE Qld IMG_7487 20180306 - azureus
Notes: Small waterside kingfisher. Brilliant
blue upperparts, rufous underparts. Long black bill
tipped
white; rufous loral spot; white neck blaze; orange legs. Juvenile
duller, larger white tip
to bill. Ssp ruficollaris
slightly smaller, richer colours; shorter wing & tail, longer
bill than
nominate azureus. Ssp diemenensis
larger, crown & rump darker, more violet-blue.
Range from Morcombe©
Daintree River, FNE Qld IMG_2563 20230327 - azureus CLICK for another view.
Feathers'n'Friends, Julatten, FNE Qld IMG_3200 20170627 - azureus
Daintree River, FNE Qld IMG_2196 20190815 - azureus
Saltwater Creek Road Bridge, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_1115 20200930 - azureus
Daintree River, FNE Qld IMG_9625 20241023 - azureus CLICK for another bird.
Yellow Waters, N NT IMG_7242 20160722 - ruficollaris
McIver R. Crossing, Cape York, FNE Qld IMG_6274 20170711 - ruficollaris
Daintree River, FNE Qld IMG_2565 20230327 - azureus
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, N NT MVI_3973 20180729 - ruficollaris
Mitchell Falls Camp, FNE WA MVI_8478 20180818 - ruficollaris