River Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes. Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. One species has been recorded in Tasmania.
- Azure Kingfisher, Alcedo azurea
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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and we swim in tandem and go up and up
the river, the identical river called Mine
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