Kingfishers are ornamental birds with beautiful plumage. The feathers on their backs and tails glow emerald, green when exposed to light at certain angles.

They have bright green feathers all over their bodies. The small, round body resembles a piece of emerald.

Kingfishers have lime green undertones on their heads, dark blue spots on their backs, gorgeous blue on their wings and tails, maroon on their chests and cheeks, and red on their beaks and feet. These colors make the kingfisher look very gorgeous.

Female kingfishers and male kingfishers have different beauty, with the males having sapphire blue plumage and the females having more emerald, green plumage than the males.

A closer look will reveal that the beautiful color of the kingfisher's feathers is the result of the special structure of the feathers scattering blue light.

To maintain its elegant image, bathing and grooming are important parts of the kingfisher's life. It rests on a branch and uses its bill to apply grease from its tail to its feathers, which prevents its body from getting wet while fishing in the water.

Most kingfishers are short and fat, the size of a sparrow, with a body length of about 15 cm. Its body shape is somewhat like that of a woodpecker.

The common kingfisher, regardless of the region, has a common habit of choosing water for its habitat.

Since the kingfisher's main food is small fish, roosting near water ensures an adequate food source.

The kingfisher is not only active at the water's edge, but it also nests near water sources, usually on the steeper slopes on both sides of the river or the earthen slopes closer to the water.

Kingfishers are true "fishers" and usually choose to stay on plants at a certain height above the water when hunting, and their long, powerful bills are perfect for fishing.

They often stare at the water for a long time, and once there is a fish in the water, it can quickly locate the fish and then rush into the water at a speed of up to 90 km per hour, and immediately jump out of the water after feeding.

The kingfisher takes less than five seconds from the time it finds its target to the end of the fight, and has a high success rate, rarely missing.

This is mainly because the kingfisher's eyes can quickly adjust the contrast of the perspective caused by light after entering the water， Therefore, it has a strong ability to catch fish.

When the kingfisher is feeding, it does not swallow the fish alive, but holds it in its beak and wrestles it against a rock or a branch until the little fish stops hopping, then swallows it whole.

Kingfishers are solitary birds, and they are solitary except during the breeding season when the kingfisher will have both males and females together to nest and incubate their eggs.

In short, kingfishers are beautiful and swift birds, do you like them?