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Photo by James Eaton
Location: Picop, Mindanao,Philippines.

Alternative name: Hombron's Kingfisher

Actenoides hombroni

[edit] Identification

27 cm. Male - bright blue cap and moustache, rufous-orange cheeks and underparts, off-white throat, rufous-orange underparts, blue-green upperparts, small buff spots on scapulars and wing-coverts, bright blue rump and tail, bright red bill. Female - drabber cap and moustache, green upperparts, large buff spots.

[edit] Distribution

Philippines.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Moist montanes and lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

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