In General

This bird is a relative of the well known Kookaburra. The Azure Kingfisher is about is about 18cm and 35 grams. It has a beautiful blue-purple, or azure coloured head and back with a creamy- brown belly.

Our impacts on waterways directly impact the Azure Kingfisher's ability to survive. Polluted waterways choked with weed and made turbid by introduced species like European Carp make it difficult or impossible for this bird to feed.

Diet

Small fish, insects, crustaceans and small frogs.

Habitat

Almost always found near waterways such as creeks, billabongs, lagoons, dams and freshwater rivers.

Breeding

Pairs mate for life and both the male and female incubate the eggs and feed the young. Breeding occurs between September and January, where the female lays about 5 eggs in a nesting burrow dug into a river bank. Eggs hatch in about 21 days.

Conservation status

Secure