Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona)

Other Names (World)
Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher, Blue-banded Kingfisher, Broad-zoned Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
17 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1830

Habitat
EDges of dense forested streams and rivers in primary lowland dipterocarp forest to lower montane forest, mangroves. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status CR
Habitat loss through clearing is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Aquatic invertebrates, small fish, lizards.

Voice
High-pitched squeaks, uttered in flight, harsher than Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) [XC743741]
by Paul Lenrum\u00e9 from Sungai Congkak, Selangor, Malaysia (call, camera shutter sound)

Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) [XC547970]
by Lim Ying Hien from near Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia (flight call)

Nest
In burrows excavated in steep mud banks along forested waterways, usually near running water.

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

peninsulae Laubmann, 1941 - Southern Myanmar and western Thailand south to Sumatra, and Borneo. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo peninsulae).
euryzona Temminck, 1830 - Java.

Similar Species
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and Blue-eared Kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) both of which lack the breast band in the male and brownish upperpatrs in the female.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) - 10 files

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