Ceyx azureus

8 Azure Kingfisher at Molonglo Valley, ACT

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Identification history

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.

2 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.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
12 Jun 2023 01:42 PM Recorded on
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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
133 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Alcedo azurea Ceyx azureus azureus

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania