The following subject, What Is The Most Common Kingfisher?, will be the subject of the blog post, and it will cover all the relevant information. Continue reading to find out more information. The common kingfisher ( alcedo atthis ), also known as the eurasian kingfisher and river kingfisher , is a small kingfisher with seven … Read more
The largest kingfisher in the world is Australia’s laughing kookaburra It weighs up to 500gm, or 15 times as much as our bird. To differentiate our kingfisher from the other 86 species, it is officially known as the river kingfisher . Many of the world’s kingfishers don’t eat fish and rarely go near water. How … Read more
Kingfishers are conspicuous birds in the Lowveld thanks to their bright colours and noisy, active habits. There are ten species that occur in southern Africa of which nine occur in the Lowveld (seven commonly so) They vary in size from the minute 12 cm pygmy kingfisher to the 45 cm large Giant kingfisher. How many … Read more