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Azure Kingfisher

Alcedo azurea

Photo by ScottBuckley
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A beautifully coloured Kingfisher, with a deep blue back with an orange breast and legs.

Habitat:

Creeks, lakes, swamps and tidal estuaries.

Notes:

This one was found doing a spot of fishing in Amamoor Creek, just outside the Cedar Grove camping area in Amamoor State Forest.

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PublishedJanuary 3, 2012

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