Ann & Steve Toon / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on rush, Intaka Island, Cape Town, South Africa, February

Tim Fitzharris / Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perching on reeds, Kenya

Neil Aldridge / Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo christata) perched on a reed at Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa, August

Ann & Steve Toon / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on reed, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, May.

Anup Shah / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on reed stem, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on reed stem, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched on reed, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Richard Du Toit / Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perched, Marievale bird sanctuary, Guateng, South Africa, October

Paul Hobson / Malachite Kingfisher {Alcedo cristata} perching on reed, Lake Baringo, Kenya.

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Malachite kingfisher {Alcedo cristata} Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Tim Fitzharris / Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) perching on reeds, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Malachite kingfisher perched {Alcedo cristata} Chobe river, Chobe NP, Botswana

Richard Du Toit / Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata) greeting landing individual, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa