The Little Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in open forest, woodland, swamps and mangroves in Australia (northern Queensland

Queensland

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 and north Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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), Indonesia

Indonesia

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, Papua New Guinea

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 and the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

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.

Description

The Little Kingfisher is 11–13 cm long with a blue back and head and a white breast.

Breeding

The Little Kingfisher will make a small burrow on the bank of a river during the mating season (October - March in Australia) and will lay 5-7 glossy white eggs at the end of the burrow.