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Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by wengchun
Female photographed in forest at Taman Rimba Ampang, KL, Malaysia
Alcedo euryzona

Identification

20 cm. Male - blackish upperparts, silvery-azure streak from mantle to rump, white neck-flash with rufous tip, white throat, pale rufous underparts, blue band across chest. Female - rich rufous underparts, no breast-band.

Distribution

Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, Kalimantan, Sumatra and Java.

Taxonomy

There are 2 subspecies:

  • A e euryzona
  • A e peninsulae

Habitat

Rocky streams and rivers in forests and mangroves.

Behaviour

The diet includes crustaceans, insects and small reptiles.

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