Variable Dwarf Kingfisher
Kingfishers or Alcedinidae are a family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found outside the Americas.
All kingfishers have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with only small differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey usually caught by swooping down from a perch.
While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, many species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. Some kingfishers nest in arboreal termite nests.
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Updated 28/07/2019
The family contains 114 species (of which I photographed 36 members so far and 4 species I photographed male as well as female) and is divided into three subfamilies:
River kingfishers (Alcedininae), I have photographed 8 of 35
Kingfishers - River Kingfishers African_Pygmy_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/African_Pygmy_Kingfisher.jpg Blue-eared_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Blue-eared_Kingfisher.jpg Common_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Common_Kingfisher.jpg Madagascar_Pygmy_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Madagascar_Pygmy_Kingfisher.jpg Malachite_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Malachite_Kingfisher.jpg Malagasy_Kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Malagasy_Kingfisher.jpg Sulawesi_Dwarf-kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Sulawesi_Dwarf-kingfisher.jpg Variable_Dwarf-kingfisher.jpg https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Variable_Dwarf-kingfisher.jpg
Tree kingfishers (Halcyoninae), I have photographed 22 of 70
Kingfishers - Various Banded Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Banded_Kingfisher.jpg Beach Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Beach_Kingfisher.jpg Black-capped Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Black-capped_Kingfisher.jpg Black-headed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Black-headed_Kingfisher.jpg Blue-breasted Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Blue-breasted_Kingfisher.jpg Blue and White Kingfisher (male) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Blue_and_White_Kingfisher_male.jpg Blue and White Kingfisher (female) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Blue_and_White_Kingfisher_female.jpg Brown-hooded Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Brown-hooded_Kingfisher.jpg Brown-winged Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Brown-winged_Kingfisher.jpg Collared Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Collared_Kingfisher.jpg Common Paradise Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Common_Paradise_Kingfisher.jpg Great-billed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Great-billed_Kingfisher.jpg Green-backed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Green-backed_Kingfisher.jpg Grey-headed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Grey-headed_Kingfisher.jpg Ruddy Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Ruddy_Kingfisher.jpg Rufous-bellied Kookaburra https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Rufous-bellied_Kookaburra.jpg Scaly-breasted Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Scaly-breasted_Kingfisher.jpg Sombre Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Sombre_Kingfisher.jpg Stork-billed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Stork-billed_Kingfisher.jpg Striped Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Striped_Kingfisher.jpg Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (male) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Sulawesi_Lilac_Kingfisher_male.jpg Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (female) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Sulawesi_Lilac_Kingfisher_female.jpg White-breasted Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/White-breasted_Kingfisher.jpg Woodland Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Woodland_Kingfisher.jpg
Water kingfishers (Cerylinae), I have photographed 8 of 10
Kingfishers - Water Kingfishers Amazon Kingfisher (male) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Amazon_Kingfisher_male.jpg Amazon Kingfisher (female) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Amazon_Kingfisher_female.jpg American Pygmy Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/American_Pygme_Kingfisher.jpg Crested Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Crested_Kingfisher.jpg Giant Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Giant_Kingfisher.jpg Green and Rufous Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Green_and_Rufous_Kingfisher.jpg Green Kingfisher (male) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Green_Kingfisher_male.jpg Green Kingfisher (female) https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Green_Kingfisher_female.jpg Pied Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Pied_Kingfisher.jpg Ringed Kingfisher https://www.birdphotography.eu/images/Bird-Families/Kingfisher/Ringed_Kingfisher.jpg