Little Kingfisher

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Cairns Centenary Lakes, FN Qld IMG_6173 20231014 - halli CLICK for another view.

Notes: Tiny. Short tail, long black bill, dark legs. Glossy blue upperparts, white underparts —
cf larger Azure Kingfisher. White spots on lores & hindneck — cf larger Forest Kingfisher.
Juvenile pink legs, greenish wash to blue colours, buffy loral spot and neck patch, blackish side
of breast. Ssp halli deep violet-blue upperparts; ramsayi less dark & violet above.
In wet tropics vegetation overhanging water, esp. mangroves.

Range from Morcombe^©

Freshwater Lake, Cairns Centenary Lakes, FNE Qld IMG_5104 20250807 - halli CLICK for another pic.

Freshwater Lake, Cairns Centenary Lakes, FNE Qld IMG_6520 20231015 - halli CLICK for another pic.

Freshwater Lake, Cairns Centenary Lakes, FNE Qld IMG_1388 20240724 - halli catching small fish. CLICK for another
success.

Freshwater, Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6549 20231015 - halli fishing. CLICK for another success.

Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6237 20231014 - halli going fishing CLICK for no luck this time.

Freshwater, Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_5972 20260110 - halli CLICK for another pic.

Hasties Swamp NP, Atherton, FN Qld IMG_6109 20180226 - halli juvenile (pink legs). CLICK for another view.

Freshwater Lake, Cairns Centenary Lakes, FNE Qld IMG_6574 20231015 - halli juvenile (pink legs). CLICK for another view.

Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_9261 20230409 - halli juvenile. CLICK for another view.

Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_6007 20260110 - halli

Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns, FNE Qld IMG_6183 20231014 - halli

Freshwater Lake, Centenary Lakes, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6658 20231015 - halli eating a prey.