Photographed at Iron Range, Queensland October 2015 |
686 YELLOW-BILLED KINGFISHER Syma torotoro
Australia (528)
Found in lower levels, margins of tropical forests; scrubs on watercourses; adjacent eucalypt woodlands. Range: in Aust confined to n. Cape York Pen. (Q), s to Aurukun on w. coast, Princess Charlotte Bay on e. coast. Common, Sedentary. 18-21 cm.
an astounding creature - he is quite peculiar - the matching feet and beak are curious too - he is a very unexpected sight surrounded by all that green
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