White-Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

Description

Todiramphus chloris upper coat color varies from blue to greenish while the underside is white. There is a white collar around the neck, giving the bird its name. Some breeds have a white stripe on the eye while others have a white spot between the eye and the beak. Large beak is black with pale yellow base color. Female individuals tend to be greener than males. Immature individuals are more dull in color than adults with black scaly marks on the neck and chest.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

51 - 90 grams in males, and 54 - 100 grams in females,

LENGTH

23-25 cm

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Coraciiformes

FAMILY

:

Alcedinidae

GENUS

:

Todiramphus

SPECIES

:

Todiramphus chloris

Distribution

This species is mostly found in coastal areas, especially in mangrove swamps. It also inhabits farmland, open forests, meadows and parks. On some islands, it looks further inland, ranging from forests or mountains to an altitude of 1200 masl in Bali and Java

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Indonesia to New Guinea and Australia

Habits and Lifestyle

Todiramphus chloris used to perch on rocks or trees and hunt along the coast or in the open near water including parks, cities and plantations. large prey was hit repeatedly on perches before being eaten

Lifestyle

–

Biome

Tropical forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

The diet of this species is lizards, frogs, small snakes, worms and large insects.

Diet : Carnivora

Mating Habits

The breeding season for Todiramphus chloris is between March to June and September to December, this species uses holes as nests, either natural tree holes or burrows that birds dig themselves into rotten trees, arboreal termite nests, or soil edges. They will also occupy old woodpecker holes. Usually 2 – 5 whitish round eggs are placed directly in the hole without using nesting material. Both parents participate in incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks. Chicks begin to leave the nest about 44 days after hatching.

Reproduction session : between March to June and September to December

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : 44 days after hatching

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 5 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

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DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

The species is so widely distributed and has an abundant general population that it is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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Reference

  1. White – Collared Kingfisher on Wikipedia Article 
  2. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.