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The azure kingfisher measures 17–19 cm (6.7–7.5 in) in length, [2] and the male weighs 29–32 g (1.0–1.1 oz) while the female is slightly heavier at 31–35 g (1.1–1.2 oz). [3] It is a very colourful bird, with deep blue to azure back, a large white to buff spot on the side of the neck and throat, rufous-buff with some blue-violet ...
Azure kingfisher: Ceyx azureus: Little kingfisher: Ceyx pusillus (A) Laughing kookaburra: Dacelo novaeguineae (I) Blue-winged kookaburra: Dacelo leachii: Black-capped kingfisher: Halcyon pileata (A) Red-backed kingfisher: Todiramphus pyrrhopygia: Forest kingfisher: Todiramphus macleayii (A) Torresian kingfisher: Todiramphus sordidus: Sacred ...
The names Kerruish, Eaton, and Creer have been given to three of the four houses of Ballajura Primary School. The fourth is named after Matilda Bennett, a woman also of Manx descent who was the wife of John Septimus Roe, the first surveyor general of Western Australia. Bennett Brook, a stream which ran through the Ballajora farm, was also named ...
The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in weight. [17] The common Australian kingfisher, known as the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), is the heaviest species, with females reaching nearly 500 g (18 oz) in weight. [18]
This is a list of the wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory.The outlying islands covered include: Christmas, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore, Torres Strait, Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Norfolk, Macquarie and Heard/McDonald.
In the late 2000s, housing prices in Australia, relative to average incomes, were among the highest in the world. As at 2011, house prices were on average six times average household income, compared to four times in 1990. [15] This prompted speculation that the country was experiencing a real estate bubble, like many other countries. [16]
Red-backed kingfisher. Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Azure kingfisher, Ceyx azureus; Little kingfisher, Ceyx pusillus; Laughing kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae; Blue-winged kookaburra, Dacelo leachii; Red-backed kingfisher, Todiramphus pyrrhopygius; Forest kingfisher ...
Blue Winged kookaburra - Berry Springs - Northern Territory - Australia. The blue-winged kookaburra was first collected by Sir Joseph Banks in 1770, but was initially overlooked and confused with the laughing kookaburra, and was finally officially described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield in 1826, its specific name commemorating British zoologist William Elford Leach. [2]