Bird of Day 100:

Bird of Day 100:
Homing pigeon

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Bird of Day 53: Little Kingfisher

Alcedo pusilla

The Little Kingfisher is 11–13 cm long with a blue back and head and a white breast.

It is found in open forest, woodland, swamps and mangroves in Australia (northern Queensland and north Northern Territory), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

The Little Kingfisher will make a small burrow on the bank of a river during the mating season (October - March in Australia) and will lay 5-7 glossy white eggs at the end of the burrow.

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