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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]]]]
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;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] chloris
[[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|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==
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22-29 cm
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*Blue-green upperparts
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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]].
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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].
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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 />
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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]]
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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
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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]]
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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]]
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*''T. c. davisoni'': [[Andaman Islands]] and [[Cocos Islands]] (Indian Ocean)
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*''T. c. 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]])
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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
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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]]
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*''T. c. teraokai'': Palau Islands (western Caroline Islands)
  
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Coastal areas,  mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
[[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by russkie<br>Courting behaviour photographed in Langkawi, Malaysia]]
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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====
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The diet includes crabs, insects,  shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.
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====Breeding====
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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.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.4}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
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{{ref}}
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|Todiramphus+chloris}}
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{{GSearch|"Todiramphus chloris" {{!}} "Halcyon chloris" {{!}} "Collared Kingfisher"}}
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=15&bid=93 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todiramphus]]

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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