Indigo-banded Kingfisher - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Romy Ocon
Tiaong, Quezon Province, Philippines, November 2005

Ceyx cyanopectus

Alcedo cyanopectus

Distribution

Endemic to Southeast Asia: found in the Philippines

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• A. c. cyanopectus:

• Luzon, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro, Sibuyan, Polillo, Ticao

• A. c. nigrirostris:

• Central Philippines (Cebu, Negros and Panay)

Habitat

Cear fresh water streams up to at least 1500 m

References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Indigo-banded Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Indigo-banded_Kingfisher

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