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[[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, [[Philippines]]]]
 
;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] chloris
 
;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] chloris
[[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon<br/>Location: South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, Philippines]]
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''Halcyon chloris''
''Todirhamphus chloris'', ''Halcyon chloris''
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
22-29 cmBlue-green upperparts, white or buff below, white neck collar, black eye stripe, black bill, pale yellow lower mandibleFemale - more greenSubspecies vary - white or buff eyestripe, white spot between bill and eye.
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22-29 cm
 
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*Blue-green upperparts
[[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by russkie<br/>Courting behaviour photographed in Langkawi, Malaysia]]
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*White or buff underparts
 
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*White neck collar
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*Black eye stripe
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*Black bill
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*Pale yellow lower mandible<br />
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'''Female''': more green<br />
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Subspecies vary with white or buff eyestripes, white spot between bill and eye.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Locally around the Red Sea, the [[Arabia]]n Peninsula, [[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Indonesia]] and the [[Philippines]].
 
Southern [[Asia]] and [[Malaysia]].
 
Southern [[Asia]] and [[Malaysia]].
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[[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfisher_Kishore.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''T. c. davisoni''<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|drkishore|drkishore}}<br />Andaman Islands, [[India]], 17 January 2019]]
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==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 [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=93011 discussion].<br />
 
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 [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=93011 discussion].<br />
Polytypic. Consists of 50+ subspecies.
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This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species formerly consisting of 50+ subspecies which are now split into six species: Collared Kingfisher, [[Pacific Kingfisher]], [[Torresian Kingfisher]], [[Mariana Kingfisher]], [[Melanesian Kingfisher]] and [[Colonist Kingfisher]].
 
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[[Image:RMO 7726-1024x683.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Manila Bay, [[Philippines]], September 2010]]
Todiramphus chloris abyssinicus W coast of Red Sea to head of Gulf of Aden
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====Subspecies====
 
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14 subspecies recognized:
 
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*''T. c. abyssinicus'': West coast of Red Sea to head of Gulf of Aden
Todiramphus chloris kalbaensis S coast of Arabian Peninsula to extreme nw Oman
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*''T. c. kalbaensis'': South coast of Arabian Peninsula to extreme north-western [[Oman]]
 
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*''T. c. humii'': coasts from northeastern [[India]] (West Bengal) and [[Bangladesh]] east to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Malay Peninsula]] (including Tioman Island and the Mergui Archipelago), and northeastern [[Sumatra]]
Todiramphus chloris vidali             Peninsular India (Ratnagiri District)
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*''T. c. vidali'': Peninsular [[India]] (Ratnagiri District)
 
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*''T. c. armstrongi'': interior of [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]] to [[Cambodia]], southern [[Laos]], and [[Vietnam]]
Todiramphus chloris davisoni             Andaman Islands and Cocos Islands (Indian Ocean)
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*''T. c. davisoni'': [[Andaman Islands]] and [[Cocos Islands]] (Indian Ocean)
 
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*''T. c. occipitalis'': [[Nicobar Islands]]
Todiramphus chloris occipitalis Nicobar Islands
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*''T. c. chloropterus'': Islands off western [[Sumatra]] (except Enggano)
 
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*''T. c. azelus'': Enggano Island (off south-western [Sumatra]])
Todiramphus chloris humii             NW India to Malay Pen., Thailand, Myanmar, Mergui Arch.
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*''T. c. palmeri'': [[Java]], [[Bali]] and adjacent islands in Java Sea
 
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*''T. c. laubmannianus'': Southern [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and adjacent islands
Todiramphus chloris armstrongi S Thailand and Myanmar
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*''T. c. collaris'': [[Philippines]], Sulu Archipelago and Palawan
 
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*''T. c. chloris'': [[Sulawesi]] to north-western [[New Guinea]] and [[Lesser Sundas]]
Todiramphus chloris chloropterus Islands off w Sumatra (except Enggano)
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*''T. c. teraokai'': Palau Islands (western Caroline Islands)
 
 
Todiramphus chloris azelus             Enggano I. (off sw Sumatra)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris palmeri             Java, Bali and adjacent islands in Java Sea
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris laubmannianus S Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris collaris             Philippines, Sulu Archipelago and Palawan
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris chloris             Sulawesi to nw New Guinea and Lesser Sundas
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris pilbara             W Australia (Exmouth Gulf to mouth of Turner River)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris sordidus             S New Guinea, Aru Islands and coastal n Australia
 
Todiramphus chloris colcloughi Central Queensland coast to ne New South Wales
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris colonus             Islands off se Papua New Guinea and Louisiade Archipelago
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris teraokai             Palau Islands (w Caroline Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris owstoni             N Mariana Islands (Asuncion, Pagan, Almagan and Agrihan)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris albicilla             S Mariana Islands (Saipan, Tinian and Aguiguan)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris orii             Rota I. (s Mariana Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris matthiae St. Matthias Islands (Papua New Guinea)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris stresemanni Witu, Umboi and adjacent islands in Dampier Straits
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris nusae             New Ireland (except sw), New Hanover and Feni Islands
 
Todiramphus chloris novaehiberniae New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris bennetti             Nissan I. (e Papua New Guinea)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris tristrami             New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
 
Todiramphus chloris alberti             Buka, Bougainville and Solomon Islands (east to Guadalcanal)
 
Todiramphus chloris mala             Malaita (e Solomon Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris sororum             S Solomon Islands (Malaupaina and Malaulalo)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris pavuvu             Pavuvu I. (Russel Group in central Solomon Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris solomonis Solomon Islands (Uki Ni Masi, San Cristóbal and Santa Anna)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris amoenus Solomon Islands (Rennell and Bellona)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris brachyurus Reef Islands (Fenualoa and Lomlon)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris vicina             Duff Group (e Solomon Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris ornatus             E Solomon Islands (Santa Cruz and Tinakula)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris utupuae             Utupua I. (Santa Cruz Group in e Solomon Islands)
 
Todiramphus chloris melanoderus Vanikolo I. (Santa Cruz Group in e Solomon Islands)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris torresianus Torres Group (Toga, Loh and Hiu)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris santoensis Banks Group to Espíritu Santo and Malo (n Vanuatu)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris juliae             N and central Vanuatu (Maewo and Aoba islands to Efate)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris erromangae Erromango I. (s Vanuatu)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris tannensis Tanna I. (s Vanuatu)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris vitiensis             Fiji (Ngau, Ovalau, Koro, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu and Taveuni)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris eximius             Fiji (Kandavu, Ono and Vanua Kula)
 
Todiramphus chloris marinus             Lau Archipelago (e Fiji)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris sacer             Tonga
 
Todiramphus chloris regina             Futuna (Wallis and Futuna, central Polynesia)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris pealei             Tutuila I. (American Samoa)
 
 
 
Todiramphus chloris manuae             American Samoa (Ofu, Olosega and Tau)
 
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Coastal areas,  mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.  
 
Coastal areas,  mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.  
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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[[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Courting behaviour <br />Photo &copy; by {{user|russkie|russkie}}<br />Langkawi, [[Malaysia]]]]
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====Diet====
 
The diet includes crabs, insects,  shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.  
 
The diet includes crabs, insects,  shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.  
 
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====Breeding====
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.
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It nests in holes.  The clutch consists of 2-7 round whitish eggs which are incubated by both parents. The young fledge about 44 days after hatching.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.4}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 31 January 2023

Photo © by Romy Ocon
South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, Philippines
Todiramphus chloris

Halcyon chloris

Identification

22-29 cm

  • Blue-green upperparts
  • White or buff underparts
  • White neck collar
  • Black eye stripe
  • Black bill
  • Pale yellow lower mandible

Female: more green
Subspecies vary with white or buff eyestripes, white spot between bill and eye.

Distribution

Locally around the Red Sea, the Arabian Peninsula, India to southeast Asia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Southern Asia and Malaysia.

Subspecies T. c. davisoni
Photo © by drkishore
Andaman Islands, India, 17 January 2019

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.
This is a polytypic species formerly consisting of 50+ subspecies which are now split into six species: Collared Kingfisher, Pacific Kingfisher, Torresian Kingfisher, Mariana Kingfisher, Melanesian Kingfisher and Colonist Kingfisher.

Photo © by Romy Ocon
Manila Bay, Philippines, September 2010

Subspecies

14 subspecies recognized:

Habitat

Coastal areas, mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.

Behaviour

Courting behaviour
Photo © by russkie
Langkawi, Malaysia

Diet

The diet includes crabs, insects, shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.

Breeding

It nests in holes. The clutch consists of 2-7 round whitish eggs which are incubated by both parents. The young fledge about 44 days after hatching.

References

  1. 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/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)

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