BirdUp · Species
Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii(Jardine & Selby, 1830)
Native
- Order
- CORACIIFORMES
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Todiramphus
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The forest kingfisher, also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly a blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-east New Guinea and north-central and east Australia
- Non-breeding range
- To south-east Moluccas and south New Guinea
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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