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Todiramphus chloris
Photo by Romy Ocon
Location: South Lagoon, Las Pinas City, Philippines

Todirhamphus chloris, Halcyon chloris

Identification

22-29 cm. Blue-green upperparts, white or buff below, white neck collar, black eye stripe, black bill, pale yellow lower mandible. Female - more green. Subspecies vary - white or buff eyestripe, white spot between bill and eye.

Photo by russkie
Courting behaviour photographed in Langkawi, Malaysia

Distribution

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.
Polytypic. Consists of 50+ subspecies.

Habitat

Coastal areas, mangrove swamps, farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens.

Behaviour

The diet includes crabs, insects, shrimps, frogs, worms, snails, lizards and small fish.

It nests in holes. 2-7 round whitish eggs are laid and are incubated by both parents. The young fledge about 44 days after hatching.


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