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).

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) [XC743740]
by id from Sungai Congkak, Selangor, Malaysia (call)

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

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:

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