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Cerulean Kingfisher

Alcedo coerulescens

The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) 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.

Overview

The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) 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.
It is sometimes called the small blue kingfisher but in Indonesia and parts of Asia that name refers to Alcedo atthis (common kingfisher).

Video

Representative video of genus AlcedoCredit: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

alarm call, duetUntung Sarmawi · Teluk Terima, Gerokgak, Buleleng Regency, Bali, Indonesia · https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Cerulean kingfisher Wikipedia

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