Kingfisher in length and between in weight. The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher ("Megaceryle maxima"), which is in length and in weight. The familiar Australian kingfisher known as the laughing kookaburra ("Dacelo novaeguineae") is the heaviest species with females reaching nearly in weight. The plumage of most kingfishers is bright, with green and blue being the most common colours. The brightness of the colours is neither the product of iridescence (except in the American kingfishers) or pigments, but is instead caused by the structure of the feathers, which causes scattering of blue light (the Tyndall effect). In most
Striped kingfisher species is usually monogamous, but polyandry has been recorded. The striped kingfisher is normally double-brooded. The striped kingfisher has a large range, estimated at 13 million square kilometres (5 million square miles), and is believed to have a large population. The species is not considered to be approaching the IUCN Red List population criterion of declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations, and is therefore evaluated as Least Concern. Striped kingfisher The striped kingfisher ("Halcyon chelicuti") is a species of bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily. It was first described by Edward, Lord Stanley, in "Salt's Voyage