The Yellow-billed Kingfisher inhabits forest on New Guinea and on Australia's Cape York Peninsula. It watches for prey from low branches.
Both sexes have an orange head and breast and a yellow bill. The female is slightly duller and has a black crown patch that the male lacks.
It often perches alone in the forest understory or subcanopy and pounces from a low branch on large insects, worms, and small reptiles on the forest floor. In the breeding season it may occur in pairs or small family groups.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.