Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. There are 93 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Vanuatu.
- Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher Todirhamphus farquhari (E)
- Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris
- Sacred Kingfisher Todirhamphus sanctus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Vanuatu
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