Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) [XC69932]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Sulawesi, Kosinggolan, Indonesia (song)
Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) [XC415142]
by id from Sulawesi: Tangkoko lowlands, Indonesia (song)
Subspecies
Distinctive, with no close relatives. Validity of subspecies modesta has been questioned and may be inseparable from nominate.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868 - Sangihe Is (Sangihe, Siau), off northern Sulawesi. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura sanghirensis).
cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) - Northern Sulawesi and Lembeh I.
modesta Stresemann, 1938 - South-central and south-eastern Sulawesi.