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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. | 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. | ||
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Monotypic. | Monotypic. | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 27 January 2009
Alternative name: Vanuatu 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
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Dense rainforest above 200m.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, beetles, spiders and small lizards.
It nests either in a hole in a palm tree or tree fern but more often both sexes excavate a burrow in a termite mound in a tree. 3-4 white eggs are laid.
References
Wikipedia
