Kingfishers

species of bird

thumb|The paradise kingfishers of New Guinea have unusually long tails for the group. thumb|right|The kookaburra has a call which sounds like laughter. thumb|Like many forest-living kingfishers, the yellow-billed kingfisher often nests in arboreal termite nests. thumb|The black-backed dwarf kingfisher is considered a bad omen by warriors of the Dusun tribe of Borneo. thumb|Forest kingfisher in [[Queensland ]]

species of bird

species of bird

Kookaburras (pronounced ) are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.

species of bird

subfamily of birds

species of bird

species of bird

species of bird

subfamily of kingfishers

taxon, (Jardine & Selby, 1830) species of alcedinidae

subfamily of birds

species of bird

species of bird

species of bird

species of bird

painting by Vincent van Gogh, 1887