Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher - BirdForum Opus

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Female. Photo by KCTsang
Tangkoko, Sulawesi, August 2009

Alternative names: Lilac Kingfisher, Lilac-marked Kingfisher, Lilac-breasted Kingfisher

Identification

endemic to Sulawesi including Lembeh Island. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.

Male. Photo by obasanmi
Tangkoko, Sulawesi, October 2005

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly this species and Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher were considered one species under the name of Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher.

A variety of Forest up to 1000 m asl.

Classified as Near-Threatened in the 2008 IUCN Red List¹.

Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Cittura cyanotis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 18/7/2008.

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