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River Kingfishers
   
   

Fig 1 : Azure Kingfisher
  


Fig 2 : Blue-eared Kingfisher
 

Fig 3 : Blue-eared Kingfisher


Fig 4 : Black-backed Kingfisher (Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher)
 

Fig 5 : Rufous-backed Kingfisher
 

Fig 6 : Rufous-backed Kingfisher
   

Fig 7 : Common Kingfisher - male


Fig 8 : Common Kingfisher - female

 

 

 

 

 

Fig 1 :
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus
Location : Northern Territory, Australia
Habitat : Riverine wetlands
Notes : This is probably the northern Australia subspecies Ceyx azureus ruficollaris. Other subspecies occur in parts of eastern Indonesia.

Fig 2 :
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Location :
Central forests, Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater swamp forest

Fig 3 :
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Location : Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Borneo.
Habitat : Riverine backwater

Fig 4 :
Black-backed Kingfisher (Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher)
Ceyx erithaca
Location :
Central forests, Singapore
Habitat : Stream in lowland secondary forest

Figs 5 and 6 :
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Ceyx rufidorsa
Location : Kledang Saiong, Perak, Peninsular Malaysia
Habitat : Stream in lowland primary forest

Fig 7 :
Common Kingfisher - male
Alcedo atthis
Location : Kranji
, Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater marshes

Fig 8 :
Common Kingfisher - female
Alcedo atthis
Location : Alexandra Woodland,
Singapore
Habitat : Freshwater
lake