Throughout its range, the kingfisher's status is stable enough that very few ornithologists pay it much heed. The handful of Alcedo atthisscholars report that it is one of the wild animals that ...

The Micronesian kingfisher is native to Guam, where it thrived until the brown tree snake was accidentally introduced to the island. The snake made easy prey of many species of birds which were ...

But, thanks to a spot of bird-watching, an engineer was able to fix the problem after he was inspired by a kingfisher. Listen to 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter to hear more about the kingfisher ...