Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus)

Other Scientific Names
Alcedo cyanopecta [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Alcedo cyanopecta [Collar et al. (1994)], Ceyx cyanopectus, Alcedo cyanopectus

Other Names (World)
Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher, Indigo-banded Kingfisher, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Dwarf River Kingfisher, Philippine Pectoral Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye, 1840)

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Philippines (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 unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus) [XC79202]
by id from Polillo, Polillo Island, Quezon Province, Luzon, Philippines (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Southern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

cyanopectus (Lafresnaye, 1840) - Luzon, Polillo, Catanduanes, Mindoro, Marinduque, Sibuyan, Masbate and Ticao (northern Philippines).
nigrirostris Bourns & Worcester, 1894 - Panay, Negros and Cebu (central Philippines). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Southern Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx nigrirostris).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus) - 10 files

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