Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Least ConcernAves · Coraciiformes · Alcedinidae
About
The collared kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher.
Fun Fact
It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in coastal areas, particularly in mangrove swamps.
Diet
Eaten including insects (including beetles, cicadas, stick-insects, grasshoppers, moths and butterflies), spiders, earthworms, snails, frogs, lizards, small snakes, small fish, and sometimes small birds and mice.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance