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Kookaburra, Kingfishers, Bee-eater & Dollardbird
Families Alcedinidae & Halcyonidae (kingfishers),
Meropidae (bee-eaters) & Coraciidae (Dollarbird)
 

Azure Kingfisher
Laughing Kookaburra
Red-backed Kingfisher
Sacred Kingfisher
Rainbow Bee-eater
Dollarbird


   Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus
    
Rare non-breeding migrant

Azure Kingfisher
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb


   Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineaePlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    
Common breeding resident in the ACT

Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by David Cook
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Helen Fallow
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Frank Antram
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Stuart Harris
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Anthony Overs
Laughing Kookaburra
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Marnix Zwankhuizen
Laughing Rolevink
Photo by James Rolevink
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by Noel Luff
Laughing Kookaburra
Photo by David Cook


   Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
    
Rare non-breeding vagrant

Red-backed Kingfisher
Duntroon, ACT.
Photo by Mat Gilfedder
Red-backed Kingfisher
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Red-backed Kingfisher
Namadgi NP, ACT.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Red-backed Kingfisher
Parkwood, ACT.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Red-backed Kingfisher
Female, Dunlop, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Red-backed Kingfisher
Male, Dunlop, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctusPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    
Widespread, but uncommon breeding migrant

Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Ian Fraser
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Sacred Kingfisher and friend
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by David Cook
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher
Juvenile.
Photo by David Cook
Sacred Kingfisher
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
    
Common breeding migrant in the ACT

Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Rainbow Bee-eaters
Photo by Ian Fraser
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Alex McLachlan
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Rainbow Bee-eaters
Female (left) and Male (right)
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Rainbow Bee-eater juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Rainbow Bee-eaters
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Rainbow Bee-eater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalisPlay Call( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
    
Widespread in suitable country in small numbers. An uncommon breeding migrant

Dollarbird juvenile
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Dollarbird
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Dollarbird
Campbell Park, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Dollarbird in nesting hollow
Campbell Park, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Dollarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Dollarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Dollarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Dollarbird
Photo by Stuart Harris
Dollarbird
Photo by Stuart Harris
Dollarbird
Photo by Stuart Harris
Dollarbird
Photo by Julian Robinson