This week I found a bird that no-one has ever before recorded in Australia – the Common Paradise Kingfisher Tanysiptera galatea. Unfortunately it was dead. I’d like to be able to say that I was the ...

If you see one, you can be doubly happy: A kingfisher is not only a beautiful sight, it is also a sign of clean waters. Thanks to its splendid plumage, the kingfisher is unmistakable even for less ...

Rathuadhab’s community in Uttarakhand is blending eco-tourism, birding, and homestays to prove that conserving nature can ...

This is the dramatic moment an amateur photographer captured a Kingfisher almost dropping its fish supper before swallowing the minnow in one gulp. David Renney was in Gosforth Park Nature Reserve in ...

BIRD’S NEST (B’LORE): The Common Kingfisher (species: Alcedo atthis) is fast disappearing from Indian skies. At last count, fewer than 66 were spotted across the country, most of them spreadeagled on ...

Plunging into a stream, this hungry kingfisher had her lunch firmly in her sights - but veered off course at the last moment, missing her minnow by a whisker and grabbing a pebble instead. The orange ...

A scientist captured the first ever photo of a male bird which is known to be a "ghost" within the ornithological community, or a lost species that is recorded with only a few information. After a few ...

Recent research has revealed which bird species are the most pleasant to the human eye, and which are less attractive. The most visually appealing species were often colourful birds, but also some ...