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Kingfisher, Birds, Kingfisher, Bird Pictures, Catalog, Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23) |
 | | Date : 7/28/2006 Time : 6:12:01 PM Kingfisher is the common name for members of the cosmopolitan avian family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes, which also includes the Australian kookaburra, Dacelo gigas. |
 | | The greatest number of species are found in the tropics and subtropics. |
 | | The most familiar of the tree kingfishers, subfamily Daceloninae, is the kookaburra, known for its variety of loud calls, some of which are reminiscent of human laughter. |
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