Cerulean kingfisher

Alcedo coerulescens

The cerulean kingfisher is a kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae which is native to parts of Indonesia. With an overall metallic blue impression, it is very similar to the common kingfisher, but it is white underneath instead of orange. Males average bluer than females, which have a greenish cast.
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Appearance

The cerulean kingfisher is a small kingfisher with a length of 13 cm. The upperparts are a range of shades of blue with white lores and a prominent white patch on each side of the neck. The underparts are white with an azure-blue breast-band. The bill is blackish and the legs are dark brown. The female has duller and slightly greenish plumage and a narrower breast band.
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Naming

This species is sometimes called the small blue kingfisher but in Indonesia and parts of Asia that name refers to "Alcedo atthis".

Distribution

The cerulean kingfisher is native to Sumatra, Java, the Kangean Islands, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa, all in Indonesia.

Habitat

It is a resident species that inhabits low-lying areas near streams, canals, flooded paddy-fields and tidal estuaries.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyAlcedinidae
GenusAlcedo
SpeciesA. coerulescens
Photographed in
Indonesia