Alternative name: Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher
- Todiramphus farquhari
Identification
19-21cm
- Dark blue upperparts
- Rich orange underparts
- White spot in front of the eye
- Broad black band on side of head
- White throat and collar
Distribution
Australasia found on Vanuatu (Espíritu Santo, Malo and Malakula).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dense rainforest above 200m.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects, beetles, spiders and small lizards.
Breeding
The nest may be hole in a palm tree or tree fern but more often both sexes excavate a burrow in a termite mound in a tree. The clutch consists of 3-4 white eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vanuatu Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vanuatu_Kingfisher
