The wide red beak comes from a black base on the bird ... The genus name “Haematopus” is Greek for blood-footed! The Stork-billed Kingfisher is so magical-looking that it almost feels ...

this kingfisher, unlike its North American cousins, bedazzles. Slicing the air like a turquoise missile, it is impossible to disregard. The yellow, red, orange, and brown birds of the world assume ...