Kingfishers are a family, the Alcedinidae, of small to medium-sized, brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution: most species live in the tropical region
The paradise kingfishers of New Guinea have unusually long tails for the group.
The kookaburra has a call which sounds like laughter.
Like many forest-living kingfishers, the yellow-billed kingfisher often nests in arboreal termite nests.
The motmots or Momotidae are a family of birds in the order Coraciiformes, which also includes the kingfishers, bee-eaters and rollers. All extant motmots are restricted to woodland or forests in the