
The collared kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia. It is a very variable species with about 50 subspecies.
Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2015. Captured Jan 31, 2013 09:30 in Unnamed Road, 45500 Tanjong Karang, Selangor, Malaysia.