Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Chestnut-collared Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
24 - 25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1825)

Habitat
Middle stratum and understorey of lowland and hill forest containing closed-canopy. From sea-level - 1,500 m (1,700 m on Borneo).

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Singapore (E) (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 unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss through illegal logging and land conversion and forest fires are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Shy and unobtrusive in dense forest.

Food
Large invertebrates, small fish, frogs, lizards.

Voice
Song is an upslurred, ringing 'kweet...', repeated. Call is a series of six sweet, trilling phrases, each phrase lasting about 0.5 s, the series about 5 - 6 s.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (59)...)

Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) [XC39123]
by Yong Ding Li from Rainforest Discovery Center, Forest Trail, Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (call, song)

Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) [XC407918]
by Hans Groot from Ulu Muda, Kedah (nr Earth Lodge), Malaysia (call, song)

Nest
In a hollow excavated in a low earthen bank or in a rotten tree-trunk.

Eggs (Guide)
2; white; oval.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Blue-capped Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) and Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi), and all sometimes considered conspecific.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

peristephes (Deignan, 1946) - Southern Myanmar (southern Tenasserim) and peninsular Thailand (Trang).
concretus (Temminck, 1825) - Southern peninsular Thailand (Trang) south to Sumatra, including Mentawai Is, Bangka and Belitung.
borneanus (Chasen & Kloss, 1930) - Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) - 10 files

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