Azure Kingfisher
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: Unknown. Stock trampling vegetation around waterholes affects the Azure Kingfisher. Human activities that cause artificial flooding of waterways can drown nests. Water that is turbid (not clear) and the introduction of European Carp (which competes for food resources) can also adversely affect local populations. | '''Status:''' Least Concern. Global population: Unknown. Stock trampling vegetation around waterholes affects the Azure Kingfisher. Human activities that cause artificial flooding of waterways can drown nests. Water that is turbid (not clear) and the introduction of European Carp (which competes for food resources) can also adversely affect local populations. | ||
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| - | Diet:''' Yabbies (crayfish), small fish, aquatic insects and other invertebrates, and, sometimes, frogs. They will often bash their prey against the perch before swallowing it head first. Often watch Platypuses foraging underwater and catch any food items that are disturbed. | + | '''Diet:''' Yabbies (crayfish), small fish, aquatic insects and other invertebrates, and, sometimes, frogs. They will often bash their prey against the perch before swallowing it head first. Often watch Platypuses foraging underwater and catch any food items that are disturbed. |
'''Nesting:''' Nest in a chamber up to 1 m long in an earthen creek bank. 5-7 white, rounded, glossy eggs. | '''Nesting:''' Nest in a chamber up to 1 m long in an earthen creek bank. 5-7 white, rounded, glossy eggs. | ||
