Daintree Rainforest Birdlife
photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust

Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus

The Azure Kingfisher is one of Australia's most attractive kingfisher. Usually only found close to water where it perches on overhanging branches or roots bobbing it's head and raising it's tail. From here it will dive into the water or fly arrowlike very low over the water to it's next perch. Nest is a chamber at the end of a tunnel up to 1 meter long dug into the bank of a river or creek.