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KINGFISHERS, BEE-EATERS AND ROLLERS

One of the most colourful groups in the world, most are found in tropical areas, and we have been lucky enough to see many. Britain is sadly under-represented, having just one Kingfisher, with another plus Roller and two Bee-eaters (one of which has bred) listed as vagrants. Whilst global warming might see us with European Bee-eater breeding more regularly, all the others are real rarities. Kingfishers in many cases are forest dwellers and difficult to photograph or even see in some cases, plus many are in areas difficult to visit, so most here are "easy" ones, but still worth looking at.
Last updated 1st January 2021
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Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher Tanysiptera sylvia Queensland November	Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Western Australia September	Blue-winged Kookaburra Dacelo leachii Northern Territory September	White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Goa March	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Uganda September

Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata Hong Kong April	Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Uganda October	Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Uganda October	Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Gambia November	Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Ethiopia February

Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii Northern Territory October	Ultramarine Kingfisher Todiramphus leucopygius Guadalcanal April	Torresian Kingfisher Todiramphus sordidus Western Australia September	Pacific Kingfisher Todiramphus sacer Rennell April	Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Northern Territory October

Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus vagans New Zealand November	Chattering Kingfisher Todiramphus tutus Atiu, Cook Islands March	Society (Tahiti) Kingfisher Todiramphus veneratus Tahiti March	Red-backed Kingfisher Todiramphus pyrrhopygius Western Australia September	African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta Ethiopia November

Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher Corythornis madagascariensis Madagascar November	Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Uganda September	Malachite Kingfisher (Achromic) Corythornis cristatus Uganda September	Malagasy Kingfisher Corythornis vintsioides Madagascar November	Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Suffolk April

Azure Kingfisher Ceyx azureus Northern Territory October	Green and Rufous Kingfisher Chloroceryle inda Venezuela February	Green Kingfisher Chloroceryle americana Venezuela February	Amazon Kingfisher female Chloroceryle amazona Venezuela February	Amazon Kingfisher male Chloroceryle amazona Venezuela February

Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Gambia November	Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata Venezuela February	Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Texas March	Pied Kingfisher female Ceryle rudis Uganda October	Pied Kingfisher male Ceryle rudis Uganda September

BEE-EATERS


Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Uganda September	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Uganda September	Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Uganda September	Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus lafresnayii Ethiopia February	Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus loringi Uganda September

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Uganda September	Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Uganda September	White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Kenya March	Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis orientalis Goa February	Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis cyanophrys Dubai October

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Kazakhstan June	Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Madagascar November	Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus Goa February	Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus Western Australia September	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Norfolk May

blank	blank	Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Uganda September	blank	blank

ROLLERS


Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Goa February	Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Namibia February	Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Uganda September	European Roller Coracias garrulus Lincolnshire May	Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster Gambia November

Broad-billed Roller Coracias benghalensis Uganda September	blank	Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias abyssinicus Uganda September	blank	Dollarbird Coracias cyanogaster Northern Territory October

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