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[[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon<br/>Location: South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, Philippines]] | [[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon<br/>Location: South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, Philippines]] | ||
''Todirhamphus chloris'', ''Halcyon chloris'' | ''Todirhamphus chloris'', ''Halcyon chloris'' | ||
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+ | 22-29 cm. Blue-green upperparts, white or buff below, white neck collar, black eye stripe, black bill, pale yellow lower mandible. Female - more green. Subspecies vary - white or buff eyestripe, white spot between bill and eye. | ||
[[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by russkie<br/>Courting behaviour photographed in Langkawi, Malaysia]] | [[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by russkie<br/>Courting behaviour photographed in Langkawi, Malaysia]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southern [[Asia]] and [[Malaysia]]. | Southern [[Asia]] and [[Malaysia]]. |
Revision as of 16:22, 16 February 2009
- Todiramphus chloris
Todirhamphus chloris, Halcyon chloris
Identification
22-29 cm. Blue-green upperparts, white or buff below, white neck collar, black eye stripe, black bill, pale yellow lower mandible. Female - more green. Subspecies vary - white or buff eyestripe, white spot between bill and eye.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Was previously Halcyon chloris. The Sibley-Monroe spelling of the scientific name (Todirhamphus chloris) is incorrect. Clements and Howard & Moore both use Todiramphus chloris. More details in this discussion.
Polytypic. Consists of 50+ subspecies.
Habitat
Coastal areas, mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.
Behaviour
The diet includes crabs, insects, shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.
It nests in holes. 2-7 round whitish eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents. The young fledge about 44 days after hatching.