Ispidina picta (African Pygomy-Kingfisher) has three subspecies (1.Ispidina picta pictus is found in Senegal, Eritrea and Uganda). 2.Ispidina picta ferrugineus is found in Uganda, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Guinea-Bissau and Botswana. 3.Ispidina picta natalensis occurs in Angola, Tanzania, Zanzibar,...
Ispidina lecontei, African Dwarf kingfisher, has two subspecies (1.Ispidina lecontei ruficeps is found from eastern Liberia to Ghana). 2.Ispidina lecontei is found in south-western Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Uganda, Angola and south-western Sudan.) .The little red-headed kingfisher is a small...
Chloroceryle aenea, also known as Pygmy Kingfisher, has two subspecies (1.Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera is found in Gustaja, southern Mexico (Puebla, Veracruz). 2.Chloroceryle aenea is found in Colombia, Gustaja, Andean, Ecuador, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Trinidad,...
Chloroceryle inda, also known as Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher.The brown bellies are fish-eating kingfishers with excellent diving skills and can even hover in the air to lock on to their targets. They live mainly by the river and fish for a living. It lives in brush or ope...
Chloroceryle amazona, the scientific name of the Amazon green fish dog, is the largest species of green fish dog, and its appearance is quite similar to that of green fish dog, which is easy to be confused when the size of the green fish dog is not visible from a distance.The Amazon Green fish dog i...
Chloroceryle americana, also known as Green Kingfisher, has five subspecies (1.Chloroceryle americana hachisukai is found in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico). 2.Chloroceryle americana septentrionalis is distributed in Colombia, Venezuela, and Texas. 3.Chloroceryle americana cabanisii is found...
Ceryle rudis, Pied kingfisher, has four subspecies (1. The common subspecies Ceryle rudis insignis2. Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus3. Ceryle rudis rudis4. Ceryle rudis travancoreensis, Indian subspecies of the Spotted fish dog.Spotted fish dogs live in pairs or groups in large water bodies and mangrove...
Ceryle torquata, Megaceryle torquata, Ringed Kingfisher, no subspecies.The brown-bellies feed mainly on small fish, eat crustaceans and a variety of aquatic insects and their larvae, and also peck at small frogs and a few aquatic plants. Kingfishers can also maintain excellent vision after diving in...
Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher, no subspecies.White-bellies emit clear chirps to warn when threatening intruders or partners. Very territorial, most of the homeland defense measures are through voice commands or shouts of deterrence. The sound is similar to the tapping of vibrating machinery. A sh...
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris, Crested Kingfisher) has three subspecies (1. The common subspecies of crested fish dog, Megaceryle lugubris guttulata. 2. Megaceryle lugubris pallida, a subspecies of Hokkaido dog. 3. Crested fish dog named subspecies Megaceryle lugubris lugubris.) .Crested f...
Megaceryle maxima, the foreign name Giant Kingfisher, has two subspecies, one is the named subspecies (M. m. maxima), distributed in the open country, and the other is the rainforest subspecies (M. m. gigantea), distributed in the rain forest. The varieties in the rainforest zone are slightly darker...
Syma megarhyncha, Mountain Kingfisher, has three subspecies (1.Syma megarhyncha wellsiwdg is found in western New Guinea. 2.Syma megarhyncha sellamontis is found in the Onn Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea. 3.Syma megarhyncha is found in southeastern New Guinea.) .They fly low, usually below 500...
Syma torotoro, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, has three subspecies (1.Syma torotoro torotoro is found in New Guinea, Papua and Aru Islands). 2.Syma torotoro ochracea is found on the island of Dontelcastor and the Yorke Peninsula. 3.Syma torotoro flavirostris is found in Australia.) .Yellow-billed jadeite...
The Red-backed emerald, Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia, or red-backed Kingfisher, is a member of the Kingfisher family.The red-backed emerald both settles and migrates in northern Australia from August to April, mainly in the winter on the Cape York Peninsula. September to March in the extreme south. The...
The scientific names of the Mak Island emerald are Todirhamphus godeffroyi, Halcyon godeffroyi, Marquenan Kingfisher, without subspecies.The Mark Island emerald is usually hunted alone or in pairs. Like most forest kingfishers, they are completely carnivorous. Often searching for prey in leaves or d...
Todirhamphus veneratus, Society kingfisher, ahiti kingfisher, with two subspecies (1.Todirhamphus veneratus veneratus Veneratus is found on the island of Tahiti. 2.Todirhamphus veneratus youngi is found on the island of Moorea in Society Island.) .The birdsong of the Society Island emerald before da...
Cook Islands emerald scientific name Todirhamphus ruficollari, Halcyon ruficollaris, foreign name Mewing kingfisher, no subspecies.One characteristic of the bird song of the Cook Islands emerald is "tanga-eeeoo", repeated three to five times, hence its traditional name Tanga'eo. The Co...
The Bora emerald is known as Todirhamphus tuta, Chattering kingfisher, and has three subspecies (1.Todirhamphus tuta tutus is found in the Society island of Tahiti. 2.Todirhamphus tuta atiu is found on the social islands of Reatea, Juacine and Tahiti. 3.Todirhamphus tuta mauke is found in the southe...
Todirhamphus australasia, Halcyon australasia, australasia, Timor Kingfisher, has 5 subspecies (1. The subspecies Todirhamphus australasia is found in the Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok, Sumbaweta and Timor-Leste). 2. Todirhamphus australasia dammerianus is found in the eastern part of the Lesser Sund...