Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis)

Other Names (World)
Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher, Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Sulawesi Blue-eared Kingfisher, Celebes Kingfisher, Celebes Flat-billed Kingfisher, Lilac Kingfisher, Masked Kingfisher, Temminck's Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1824)

Habitat
Primary and tall secondary lowland forest and drier hill forest, mixed plantations, crops. From 850 - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status LC
Forest habitat destruction is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Fairly quiet. Call is 3 - 4 muted, descending notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) [XC120934]
by Mike Nelson from Dumoga Bone National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia (call, song)

Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) [XC120927]
by David Gibbs from Dumoga Bone National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia (call, 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.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) - 10 files

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