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2 unusual facts about tree kingfisher


Tree kingfisher

The Shovel-billed Kookaburra digs through leaf litter for worms and other prey, and the Vanuatu Kingfisher feeds exclusively on insects and spiders.

Although some tree kingfishers, such as the Black-capped Kingfisher, frequent wetlands, none are specialist fishers.


Biak Paradise Kingfisher

The Biak Paradise Kingfisher (Tanysiptera riedelii) is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Indonesian island Biak.

No Ordinary Morning / Halcyon

"Halcyon" refers to Halcyon, a genus of kingfishers (specifically, those of the Halcyonidae family) in scientific classification, as is evident by the opening moments of the song, where a kingfisher's call is heard before the tempo starts to pick up and the song begins.


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