The Fascinating World of Kingfishers (All 119 Species Compared)

[@lunaloo6971]

as someone who loves birds and has an obsession with kingfishers, this is the best video that has ever been created thank you i love you

[@Textbooktravel]

Haha, thanks so much, Luna! Love you too!

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

I don't know why, but kingfishers always gave me "What are you gonna do about it?" vibe. For such small birds, they are surprisingly badass. And they're also super cute, of course.

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

i always think that if they wanted too. they could totaly tale us down. those beaks look like they would go straight through our skulls😂😂

[@philhogan5623]

Greetings from S.E. Australia. We get 3 species of kingfisher around here. The Azure, the Sacred, and of course Kookaburras, which are every-bloody-where. By the way, I've never known Kookaburras to hang around in groups except when people feed them. Other than that it's strictly in pairs.

[@Textbooktravel]

Interesting thanks, Phil! You are very lucky to be from that area, it looks incredible

[@louishernandez8197]

I love your videos, I live in south Florida and we get some belted and ringed kingfishers occasionally. I really like this video format and would like to see a parrot video like this since there are so many interesting species.

[@chr0m3d0m3]

3:57 Is that a double-headed Kingfisher?!?!

[@louishernandez8197]

No, they just look that way cause of the way the chicks are leaning and the angle of the photo but you can see a little bit of the second chicks neck in the video.

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

i knew there where a lot of species all over the planet. but 119 is so wild. we got them here in the netherlands but i never managed to spot one. kookaburra are definately one of my favorite. but can also be the most annoying😂

[@Textbooktravel]

Haha! Totally, I was pleasantly surprised at how varied the species there are! I had initially planned to do hummingbirds but there are 300+ species so I will work on that one incrementally!

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

@@Textbooktravel good luck buddy😅.

[@artemesiagentileschini7348]

This list is non-exhaustive. He forgot to list many endemics in Indonesia and the Philippines like the Rufous-lored kingfisher, the southern dimorphic dwarf kingfisher, the southern silvery kingfisher etc ...

[@AniFam]

Awesome~👍 Thank you for sharing this video~🤗

[@Textbooktravel]

Thank you for commenting! 🤗

[@leongliyang6946]

Can't wait to see humming bird and sunbird

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

Android 16 approves this video

[@dhruvilkumpavat6037]

Its named after Kingfisher u mean?

[@poeticwun]

I love all these videos man

[@randquadrozzi1280]

We watched a kingfisher for years from our porch and He seldom missed his quarry.Big branch went right over the pond made hunting easier.

[@toodslol]

MY FAV BIRD, THANKS

[@cartooncatboy3009]

I don’t really know why, but when I see pictures of animals, I like making up species it’s just fun sometimes☺️

[@kiranwadher]

beautifull video nicely covering Kingfisher

[@pieterbosman6111]

What a lovely video! Thanks.

[@Textbooktravel]

Thanks, Pieter! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@billyr2904]

The name kingfisher is misleading, as explained in this video, not all kingfishers are fish hunters.

[@ottomay6834]

I’d love to see a video about wrens!

[@Textbooktravel]

Great suggestion! I've been looking for families with around 100 species so this one looks perfect! Will add wrens to the list, thanks

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

when it wet you can see the reflecting sun light flashing it purple color hue

[@adrianrutterford762]

Wonderful! Thank you so very much

[@Textbooktravel]

Thanks so much, Adrian! Hope you're doing great :)

[@johnmartindizon667]

Spectacular Kingfishers 🩷

[@JonathanJasperUsi]

I have kingfisher as my pet

[@Bayoll]

Proud halycon cyanoventris enjoyer 😎

[@Textbooktravel]

Haha, me too! Love the colours on that one :)

[@RafaCB0987]

What a beautiful bird, love the blue

[@lunartears6761]

I didn’t know Kookaburras were kingfishers!

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

thin long peak purple floresene colors short tail eye brow is the best hover

[@saigonmonopoly1105]

some shared snake eggs chamber 2

[@JohnKelvinCustodioJunio-jr4dv]

Can you do about Hornbills and Toucans in near future? I find them quite cute

[@raphlvlogs271]

colourful king fisher species must be very visible to some of their prey considering they are predators.

[@StonedtotheBones13]

They might see color differently

[@Bayoll]

Kingfishers are the most beautiful bird ever

[@ickgtib]

What about the white throated kingfisher???

[@artemesiagentileschini7348]

You forgot the Todiramphus winchelli

[@edwardkravchuk5659]

plz do moths

[@joeshmoe8345]

Awesome

[@bryanbischof4351]

Would you be able to upload this data as a csv?

[@Textbooktravel]

Hi Bryan, sure thing! I'll try and get it done this weekend and post the link for you (I have it all in MySQL at the moment so I'll have to figure out how to export to CSV)

[@colinhames7377]

Kingfishers are so freaking cool probs one of my favorite bird groups

[@billyr2904]

Ok, this is a bit insane.

[@Textbooktravel]

Just wait until we get to hummingbirds!!

[@indyreno2933]

There are thirty extant orders of birds, Tinamiformes (Tinamous), Rheiformes (Rheas), Struthioniformes (Ostriches), Apterygiformes (Kiwis), Casuariiformes (Cassowaries and Emu), Opisthocomiformes (Hoatzin), Falconiformes (Birds of Prey), Galliformes (Gamebirds), Anseriformes (Waterfowl), Gruiformes (Cranes, Limpkin, Trumpeters, Rails, Crakes, Sora, Gallinules, Nativehens, Swamphens, Moorhen, Watercock, Coots, Finfoots, Flufftails, Woodrails, and Forest Rails), Charadriiformes (Shorebirds), Ciconiiformes (Storks, Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, Ibises, and Spoonbills), Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, Cormorants, Shags, Darters, Frigatebirds, Boobies, Gannets, Tropicbirds, Shoebill, Hamerkop, Sunbittern, and Kagu), Procellariiformes (Petrels, Shearwaters, Fulmars, Prions, Albatrosses, and Storm Petrels), Podicipediformes (Grebes), Gaviiformes (Loons), Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos), Sphenisciformes (Penguins), Pteroclidiformes (Sandgrouse), Columbiformes (Pigeons and Doves), Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Turacos, Bustards, and Mesites), Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars, Nighthawks, Poorwills, Pauraques, Frogmouths, Owlet Nightjars, Potoos, and Oilbird), Apodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds), Strigiformes (Owls), Trogoniformes (Trogons), Piciformes (Woodpeckers, Honeyguides, Toucans, Barbets, Jacamars, and Puffbirds), Coraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, Motmots, Todies, Hornbills, Hoopoes, Woodhoopoes, and Scimitarbills), Coliiformes (Mousebirds), Psittaciformes (Parrots), and Passeriformes (Passerines), birds are also divided into four superorders, Palaeognathae (Tinamous and Ratites), Palaeoaves (Primitive Neognaths), Aequornithes (Water-Based Neoavians), and Telleraves (Land-Based Neoavians), Palaeognathae is split into five extant orders under three extant grandorders, Tinamimorphae (Tinamous and Fossil Relatives) with only the order Tinamiformes, Struthionimorphae (Holotropical Ratites) with the orders Rheiformes and Struthioniformes, and Apterygimorphae (Oceanian Ratites) with the orders Apterygiformes and Casuariiformes, the Palaeoaves superorder contains four extant orders being Opisthocomiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, and Anseriformes, the superorder Aequornithes contains nine extant orders within three grandorders, the grandorders are Gruicharadriae with the orders Gruiformes and Charadriiformes, Ciconiopelecanae with the orders Ciconiiformes and Pelecaniformes, and Procellariimorphae containing three mirorders being Procellariae with only the order Procellariiformes, Gaviopodicipedae with the orders Podicipediformes and Gaviiformes, and Phoenicopterospheniscae with the orders Phoenicopteriformes and Sphenisciformes, and the superorder Telleraves contains twelve extant orders also under three grandorders, the grandorders are Columbimorphae with the orders Pteroclidiformes and Columbiformes, Furitivornithes with the orders Cuculiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, and Strigiformes, and Coraciopasserea consisting of two mirorders, Coraciimorphae with the orders Trogoniformes, Piciformes, and Coraciiformes and Passerimorphae with the orders Coliiformes, Psittaciformes, and Passeriformes.

[@chingyik123]

In taxonomy (Clements, 2023), the Class AVES (birds) contains 41 Orders. Each Order contains one or more Family (in total 250 Families - this is the project target

[@indyreno2933]

@chingyik123, actually, there are just thirty valid extant orders of birds, this is the bird taxonomy as officially recognized:

[@chingyik123]

@@indyreno2933 just made up this one is recent studies

[@indyreno2933]

List of bird orders: ⁠1) Tinamiformes (contains 1 family: Tinamidae) ⁠2) Struthioniformes (contains 1 family: Struthionidae) ⁠3) Rheiformes (contains 1 family: Rheidae) ⁠4) Casuariiformes (contains 2 families: Dromaiidae and Casuariidae) ⁠5) Apterygiformes (contains 1 family: Apterygidae) ⁠6) Opisthocomiformes (contains 1 family: Opisthocomidae) ⁠7) Falconiformes (contains 9 families: Cariamidae, Sagittariidae, Aquilidae, Accipitridae, Pandionidae, Aegypiidae, Caracaridae, Falconidae, and Cathartidae) ⁠8) Galliformes (contains 9 families: Megapodiidae, Cracidae, Numididae, Rollulidae, Phasianidae, Odontophoridae, Perdicidae, Tetraonidae, and Gallidae) ⁠9) Anseriformes (contains 6 families: Anhimidae, Anseranatidae, Anseridae, Dendrocygnidae, Anatidae, and Mergidae) ⁠10) Gruiformes (contains 6 families: Sarothuridae, Heliornithidae, Rallidae, Psophiidae, Aramidae, and Gruidae) ⁠11) Charadriiformes (contains 20 families: Pedionomidae, Turnicidae, Thinocoridae, Rostratulidae, Jacanidae, Scolopacidae, Charadriidae, Pluvianellidae, Recurvirostridae, Ibidorhynchidae, Haematopodidae, Glareolidae, Dromadidae, Pluvianidae, Burhinidae, Chionidae, Laridae, Stercorariidae, Sternidae, and Alcidae) ⁠12) Ciconiiformes (contains 3 families: Threskiornithidae, Ardeidae, and Ciconiidae) ⁠13) Pelecaniformes (contains 10 families: Rhynochetidae, Eurypygidae, Scopidae, Balaenicipitidae, Phaethontidae, Sulidae, Fregatidae, Anhingidae, Phalacrocoracidae, and Pelecanidae) ⁠14) Procellariiformes (contains 4 families: Oceanitidae, Hydrobatidae, Diomedeidae, and Procellariidae) ⁠15) Podicipediformes (contains 1 family: Podicipedidae) ⁠16) Gaviiformes (contains 1 family: Gaviidae) ⁠17) Phoenicopteriformes (contains 1 family: Phoenicopteridae) ⁠18) Sphenisciformes (contains 1 family: Spheniscidae) ⁠19) Pteroclidiformes (contains 1 family: Pteroclididae) ⁠20) Columbiformes (contains 1 family: Columbidae) ⁠21) Cuculiformes (contains 4 families: Musophagidae, Cuculidae, Otididae, and Mesitornithidae) ⁠22) Caprimulgiformes (contains 5 families: Caprimulgidae, Aegotgelidae, Podargidae, Nyctibiidae, and Steatornithidae) ⁠23) Apodiformes (contains 3 families: Hemiprocnidae, Apodidae, and Trochilidae) ⁠24) Strigiformes (contains 2 families: Tytonidae and Strigidae) ⁠25) Trogoniformes (contains 1 family: Trogonidae) ⁠26) Piciformes (contains 9 families: Bucconidae, Galbulidae, Indicatoridae, Picidae, Megalaimidae, Lybiidae, Semnornithidae, Capitonidae, and Ramphastidae) ⁠27) Coraciiformes (contains 10 families: Coraciidae, Brachypteraciidae, Leptosomidae, Todidae, Momotidae, Meropidae, Alcedinidae, Upupidae, Phoeniculidae, and Bucerotidae) ⁠28) Coliiformes (contains 1 family: Coliidae) ⁠29) Psittaciformes (contains 8 families: Nestoridae, Strigopidae, Nymphicidae, Cacatuidae, Pezoporidae, Psittaculidae, Psittacidae, and Aridae) ⁠30) Passeriformes (contains 145 families: Acanthisittidae, Pittidae, Philepittidae, Sapayoidae, Eurylaimidae, Calyptomenidae, Pipridae, Cotingidae, Tityridae, Tyrannidae, Melanopareiidae, Conopophagidae, Thamnophilidae, Grallariidae, Rhinocryptidae, Formicariidae, Furnariidae, Menuridae, Atrichornithidae, Climacteridae, Ptilonorhynchidae, Pomatostomidae, Orthonychidae, Maluridae, Dasyornithidae, Meliphagidae, Pardalotidae, Acanthizidae, Cinclostomatidae, Campephagidae, Mohouidae, Neosittidae, Psophodidae, Eulacestomidae, Falcunculidae, Oreoicidae, Paramythiidae, Vireonidae, Pachycephalidae, Oriolidae, Machaerirhynchidae, Artamidae, Peltopsidae, Cracticidae, Rhagologidae, Malaconotidae, Pityriaseidae, Aegithinidae, Platysteiridae, Vangidae, Rhipiduridae, Dricruridae, Ifritidae, Monarchidae, Paradisaeidae, Corcoracidae, Melampittidae, Platylophidae, Laniidae, Corvidae, Cnemophilidae, Melanochartidae, Notiomystidae, Callaeidae, Petroicidae, Eupetidae, Chaetopidae, Picathartidae, Hyliotidae, Stenostiridae, Paridae, Remizidae, Panuridae, Alaudidae, Nicatoridae, Macrosphenidae, Cisticolidae, Acrocephalidae, Donacobiidae, Bernieridae, Pnoepygidae, Hirundinidae, Pycnonotidae, Paradoxornithidae, Sylviidae, Zosteropidae, Timaliidae, Leiothrichidae, Pellorneidae, Phylloscopidae, Hyliidae, Aegithalidae, Erythrocercidae, Scotocercidae, Cettiidae, Regulidae, Dulidae, Bombycillidae, Ptiliogonyidae, Hylocitreidae, Hypocoliidae, Mohoidae, Tichodromidae, Sittidae, Certhiidae, Polioptilidae, Troglodytidae, Elachuridae, Cinclidae, Muscicapidae, Turdidae, Buphagidae, Sturnidae, Cinclocerthiidae, Mimidae, Promeropidae, Modulatrichidae, Nectariniidae, Diceidae, Chloropseidae, Irenidae, Peucedramidae, Urocynchramidae, Ploceidae, Viduidae, Estrildidae, Prunellidae, Passeridae, Motacillidae, Fringillidae, Rhodinocichlidae, Passerellidae, Parulidae, Icteriidae, Icteridae, Calyptophilidae, Zeledoniidae, Nesospingidae, Spindalidae, Phaenicophilidae, Plectrophenacidae, Calcariidae, Emberizidae, Mitrospingidae, Thraupidae, Pinicolidae, Loxiidae, Cardinalidae, Drepanididae, and Geospizidae)

[@indyreno2933]

List of bird superorders: ⁠1) Palaeognathae (contains 5 extant orders: Tinamiformes, Struthioniformes, Rheiformes, Casuariiformes, and Apterygiformes) 2) Palaeoaves (contains 4 extant orders: Opisthocomiformes, Falconiformes, Galliformes, and Anseriformes) ⁠3) Aequornithes (contains 9 extant orders: Gruiformes, Charadriiformes, Ciconiiformes, Pelecaniformes, Procellariiformes, Podicipediformes, Gaviiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, and Sphenisciformes) ⁠4) Telluraves (contains 12 extant orders: Pteroclidiformes, Columbiformes, Cuculiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, Strigiformes, Trogoniformes, Piciformes, Coraciiformes, Coliiformes, Psittaciformes, and Passeriformes) List of confirmed bird grandorders: ⁠1) Tinamimorphae (contains 1 order: Tinamiformes) ⁠2) Struthionimorphae (contains 4 orders: Struthioniformes, Rheiformes, Casuariiformes, and Apterygiformes) ⁠3) Gruicharadriae (contains 2 orders: Gruiformes and Charadriiformes) ⁠4) Ciconiopelecanae (contains 2 orders: Ciconiiformes and Pelecaniformes) ⁠5) Procellariimorphae (contains 5 orders: Procellariiformes, Podicipediformes, Gaviiformes, Phoenicopteriformes, and Sphenisciformes) ⁠6) Columbimorphae (contains 2 orders: Pteroclidiformes and Columbiformes) ⁠7) Furitivornithes (contains 4 orders: Cuculiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Apodiformes, and Strigiformes) ⁠8) Coraciopasserea (contains 6 orders: Trogoniformes, Piciformes, Coraciiformes, Coliiformes, Psittaciformes, and Passeriformes) List of confirmed bird mirorders: ⁠1) Struthionorheae (contains 2 orders: Struthioniformes and Rheiformes) ⁠2) Casuarioapterygae (contains 2 orders: Casuariiformes and Apterygiformes) ⁠3) Procellariae (contains 1 order: Procellariiformes) ⁠4) Gaviopodicipedae (contains 2 orders: Podicipediformes and Gaviiformes) ⁠5) Phoenicopterospheniscae (contains 2 orders: Phoenicopteriformes and Sphenisciformes) ⁠6) Coraciimorphae (contains 3 orders: Trogoniformes, Piciformes, and Coraciiformes) ⁠7) Passerimorphae (contains 3 orders: Coliiformes, Psittaciformes, and Passeriformes)

[@seasidefoto]

Thanks for this fascinating info.

[@tokoloshe4216]

Can’t wait for the rodent species video

[@twonumber22]

I wish I were specialized.

[@TheDeadmanTT]

They're neither Kings nor Fish! Get a grip SCIENCE!

[@coced]

oz, grams, cans of beans excuse me wtf