Andy Rouse / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on perch, UK, January.

Michel Poinsignon / Kingfisher(Alcedo atthis) male perched on branch over river with fish in beak, Lorraine, France. May.

Gabriel Rojo / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) perched on branch. Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Bernard Castelein / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) female, Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Bernard Castelein / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) female, Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Gabriel Rojo / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) male, Ibera Marshes, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana ) female, Ibera Marshes, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana ) male, Ibera Marshes, Corrientes Province, Argentina

Andy Rouse / Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on perch, UK, January.

Hermann Brehm / American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) Pantanal, Brazil.

Chien Lee / Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus), Indonesia

Ben Cranke / Green-and-rufous Kingfisher (Chloroceryle inda) perched on a bare tree branch, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.