Kingfishers of the World Trivia Questions

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Sample Kingfishers of the World Quiz Questions

A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

  1. This electric blue bird of European rivers is usually just a flash of colour and a whistle.

    Difficulty: Easy
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    • Red-backed Kingfisher
    • Common Kingfisher
    • Belted Kingfisher
    • Mangrove Kingfisher
  2. This shaggy-headed North American bird rattles along rivers, and the female is brighter than the male.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Javan Kingfisher
    • Malachite Kingfisher
    • Belted Kingfisher
    • White-rumped Kingfisher
  3. This New Guinea forest bird has a red beak, white belly and two long racket-tipped feathers behind.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Brown-headed Paradise Kingfisher
    • Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher
    • Biak Paradise Kingfisher
    • Common Paradise-Kingfisher
  4. This heavy-billed Australian bird opens the dawn with a chorus of manic cackling.

    Difficulty: Easy
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    • Laughing Kookaburra
    • Green Kingfisher
    • Azure Kingfisher
    • Malagasy Kingfisher
  5. This black-and-white bird hovers over open water, which almost nothing else in its family can do.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Pied Kingfisher
    • Rufous-collared Kingfisher
    • Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
    • Rufous-bellied Kookaburra
  6. This Southeast Asian forest bird is barred like a hawk and hunts insects far from water.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
    • Banded Kingfisher
    • Half-collared Kingfisher
    • Forest Kingfisher
  7. This Asian forest bird is darker than its familiar cousin and keeps to shaded streams.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Blyth's Kingfisher
    • Blue-eared Kingfisher
    • Shining-blue Kingfisher
    • Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
  8. This chestnut-and-turquoise bird is among the most-seen birds in Asia, usually far from water.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • Green Kingfisher
    • White-throated Kingfisher
    • Rufous-collared Kingfisher
    • Spotted Kingfisher

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