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Yellow-billed Kingfisher
Syma torotoro
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) — Kingfishers & Rollers of Australia & Oceania.
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The Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) is a member of the Alcedinidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 37.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Coraciiformes
- Family Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Genus Syma
- Species torotoro
Quick facts
- Weight
- 37.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) belongs to the Alcedinidae family of the order Coraciiformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea and satellites and ne Australia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 37.7 g, with a wing length of about 7.9 cm and a tail of around 6 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 651,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-billed Kingfisher?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is a small bird that weighs around 37.7 g.
Where does the Yellow-billed Kingfisher live?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea and satellites and ne Australia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-billed Kingfisher belong to?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) belongs to the Alcedinidae family, in the order Coraciiformes.
What does the Yellow-billed Kingfisher eat?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-billed Kingfisher migrate?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-billed Kingfisher endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-billed Kingfisher make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-billed Kingfisher — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-billed Kingfisher's range?
The Yellow-billed Kingfisher has a mapped global range of about 651,000 km².
Conservation
Every bird benefits from bird-safe windows, native plants, and keeping cats indoors. Small changes at home add up to real protection.
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