Ceyx azureus

8 Azure Kingfisher at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Ceyx azureus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jun 2023
Ceyx azureus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jun 2023
Ceyx azureus at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 12 Jun 2023
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Ceyx azureus 12 Jun 2023 MatthewFrawley
Ceyx azureus 12 Jun 2023 CarbonAI
Ceyx azureus 12 Jun 2023 BenW

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Alerted by call, and then treated to views for 5 minutes as it dived for prey, perched on reeds, preened and finally flew off towards the jetty.

3 comments

HelenCross wrote:
   12 Jun 2023
Wow - great record!
natureguy wrote:
   12 Jun 2023
Not really a vagrant in Canberra any more to be honest - seems to be pretty resident with evidence of breeding at the Cotter, and also many reports from other areas most years now.
   14 Jun 2023
Wow, nice sighting!

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Species information

  • Ceyx azureus Scientific name
  • Azure Kingfisher Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Vagrant native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 650.4m Recorded at altitude
  • 105 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Alcedo azurea Ceyx azureus azureus

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