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A tiny blue and white kingfisher.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyKingfishers
SizeSmall
RarityUncommon
HabitatOpen woodland, creek corridors, forest edge, and scattered tall perches near clearings or water.
Best timeMost reliable in Queensland from June to August.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by James Lambert
Range map
Range map
287visible hotspots
6673visible records
3states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Gives a high pitched very thin whistle.
Behavior
Typically occurs beside rivers, lagoons, waterholes, as well as in mangroves at the coast, where it hunts prey from a perch above the water.
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