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| − | + | [[Image:Collared_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, [[Philippines]]]] | |
| − | + | ;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] chloris | |
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''Todirhamphus chloris'', ''Halcyon chloris'' | ''Todirhamphus chloris'', ''Halcyon chloris'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 22-29 cm | ||
| + | *Blue-green upperparts | ||
| + | *White or buff underparts | ||
| + | *White neck collar | ||
| + | *Black eye stripe | ||
| + | *Black bill | ||
| + | *Pale yellow lower mandible<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': more green<br /> | ||
| + | Subspecies vary with white or buff eyestripes, white spot between bill and eye. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Locally around the Red Sea, the [[Arabia]]n Peninsula, [[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Indonesia]] and the [[Philippines]]. | ||
| + | Southern [[Asia]] and [[Malaysia]]. | ||
==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]. | + | [[Image:Pair_Collared_Kingfishers.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Courting behaviour <br />Photo by {{user|russkie|russkie}}<br />Langkawi, [[Malaysia]]]] |
| + | 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 /> | ||
| + | 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]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:RMO 7726-1024x683.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}}<br />Manila Bay, [[Philippines]], September 2010]] | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | 14 subspecies recognized: | ||
| + | *''T. c. abyssinicus'': West coast of Red Sea to head of Gulf of Aden | ||
| + | *''T. c. kalbaensis'': South coast of Arabian Peninsula to extreme north-western [[Oman]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. humii'': North-western [[India]] to [[Malaya|Malay Peninsula]], [[Thailand]], [[Myanmar]], Mergui Archaepelago | ||
| + | *''T. c. vidali'': Peninsular [[India]] (Ratnagiri District) | ||
| + | *''T. c. armstrongi'': Southern [[Thailand]] and [[Myanmar]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. davisoni'': [[Andaman Islands]] and [[Cocos Islands]] (Indian Ocean) | ||
| + | *''T. c. occipitalis'': [[Nicobar Islands]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. chloropterus'': Islands off western [[Sumatra]] (except Enggano) | ||
| + | *''T. c. azelus'': Enggano Island (off south-western [Sumatra]]) | ||
| + | *''T. c. palmeri'': [[Java]], [[Bali]] and adjacent islands in Java Sea | ||
| + | *''T. c. laubmannianus'': Southern [[Sumatra]], [[Borneo]] and adjacent islands | ||
| + | *''T. c. collaris'': [[Philippines]], Sulu Archipelago and Palawan | ||
| + | *''T. c. chloris'': [[Sulawesi]] to north-western [[New Guinea]] and [[Lesser Sundas]] | ||
| + | *''T. c. teraokai'': Palau Islands (western Caroline Islands) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Coastal areas, mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.4}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Kingfisher+chloris}} |
| − | {{ | + | <br /> |
| − | + | {{Video|Collared_Kingfisher}} | |
| − | + | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todiramphus]] |
Revision as of 18:33, 28 October 2015
- Todiramphus chloris
Todirhamphus 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.
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.
Subspecies
14 subspecies recognized:
- T. c. abyssinicus: West coast of Red Sea to head of Gulf of Aden
- T. c. kalbaensis: South coast of Arabian Peninsula to extreme north-western Oman
- T. c. humii: North-western India to Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Myanmar, Mergui Archaepelago
- T. c. vidali: Peninsular India (Ratnagiri District)
- T. c. armstrongi: Southern Thailand and Myanmar
- T. c. davisoni: Andaman Islands and Cocos Islands (Indian Ocean)
- T. c. occipitalis: Nicobar Islands
- T. c. chloropterus: Islands off western Sumatra (except Enggano)
- T. c. azelus: Enggano Island (off south-western [Sumatra]])
- T. c. palmeri: Java, Bali and adjacent islands in Java Sea
- T. c. laubmannianus: Southern Sumatra, Borneo and adjacent islands
- T. c. collaris: Philippines, Sulu Archipelago and Palawan
- T. c. chloris: Sulawesi to north-western New Guinea and Lesser Sundas
- T. c. teraokai: Palau Islands (western Caroline Islands)
Habitat
Coastal areas, mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.
Behaviour
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
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Collared Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Collared_Kingfisher
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