Little kingfisher
| Little kingfisher | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcedo pusilla Temminck, 1836 | |
The little kingfisher (Alcedo pusilla) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. 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.
Description
The little kingfisher is 11–13 centimetres (4.3–5.1 in) long with a rich blue back and head and a snowy white breast. It has a heavy bill and has a short tail. Its size is about 11–12 cm and its wingspan is 20–66 cm.
Breeding
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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Alcedo pusilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Graham Pizzey (1980). A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.
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