Malaysian blue-banded kingfisher
The Malaysian (or Malayan) blue-banded kingfisher (Alcedo peninsulae) is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and rivers. It's a small, rather dark kingfisher. Male is highly distinctive, with a broad blue-green band across a white chest. Female is very different, with an all-orange belly; distinguished from Common Kingfisher by overall duller, darker coloration and the lack of a bright white-and-orange patch behind the eye, its call is piercing similar to the common kingfisher. It is found in Myanmar, the Malay peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. peninsulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcedo peninsulae Laubmann, 1941 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Alcedo peninsulae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22726979A216225846. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Gill, F; Donsker, D; Rasmussen, P, eds. (2023). IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2.
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