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Azure Kingfisher
- Ceyx azureus
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The Azure Kingfisher is a small kingfisher with a long slender black bill and a short tail. The head, neck, upper parts and breast sides are deep azure blue with a violet (purplish) sheen. The neck has a distinctive orange stripe on each side and there is a small orange spot before each eye. The throat is pale orange-white, grading to orange-rufous on belly and undertail. The flanks and sides of the breast are washed purple to violet. The legs and feet are red.
- http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=289
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Azure Kingfisher
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The Azure Kingfisher is a small kingfisher with a long slender black bill and a short tail. The head, neck, upper parts and breast sides are deep azure blue with a violet (purplish) sheen. The neck has a distinctive orange stripe on each side and there is a small orange spot before each eye. The throat is pale orange-white, grading to orange-rufous on belly and undertail. The flanks and sides of the breast are washed purple to violet. The legs and feet are red.
- Ceyx azureus
- Alcedo azurea
- 319
- 16-19cm
- http://www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=289
- http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/azure-kingfisher