Alternative names: Blue-headed Kingfisher
- Actenoides monachus
Identification
31–32 cm
- Blue head
- Green upperparts and wings
- Rufous collar and underparts
- White throat
Variation
Subspecies capucinus has a black head.
Distribution
Female, subspecies monachus
Photo by codexluminati
Tangkoko, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 2014
Photo by codexluminati
Tangkoko, northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, October 2014
South-east Asia: endemic to Indonesia where found on Sulawesi and adjacent Manadotua and Lembeh islands.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- A. m. monachus:
- Northern and central Sulawesi, Manadotua and Lembeh islands
- A. m. capucinus:
- Eastern, south-eastern and southern Sulawesi
Habitat
Dense tropical moist lowland forests, usually no higher than 900 m.
Behaviour
A forest kingfisher.
Diet
Their diet consists of large centipedes, beetles, etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Green-backed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Kingfisher
