Lacedo pulchella

2023-04-25 17:18:05 144

Name：Lacedo pulchella

Alias：Lacedo pulchella，Banded Kingfisher

Outline：Woodbird

Family：

length：About 20 cm

Weight：No textual research information is available

Life：No textual research information is available

IUCN：LC

Trait：

Lacedo pulchella Life habits and morphological characteristics

The barred kingfisher is 20 cm long. The adult male's forehead, eyes, cheeks and collar are clearly defined by a bright brown color. The crown is covered with blue-purple feathers with a black base. The tail has a blue base and is separated by about 6 small blue stripes.
Nestlings and chicks are black with only 2 white stripes. Chin and throat are white. The chest, two wings, and subtail have an orange transition area, but the middle belly is white. The underside of the wings is pale yellow. Powerful red beak, yellow-brown irises, lotus brown legs.
Male and female have different plumage. The red and black tops of adult females are very distinct. The tail is closely spaced with 6 black lines. The throat and chin are white. The rest of the lower body is white or pale yellow, and the chest and wings are black and white.

Lacedo pulchella Distribution range and habitat

It is distributed in Indochina Peninsula and southeast coastal areas of China.
The barred kingfisher lives in the rainforests of Borneo, generally ranging from sea level to 625 m above sea level and often exceeding 800 m in height. Like many other game kingfishers, they do not depend on rivers and ponds in their forest habitat.

Lacedo pulchella Detailed Introduction

It is known as Lacedo pulchella and has three subspecies。

3ba7c26fddc451da1aee9d04bdfd5266d11632bc_九雷图片转换器.jpg

The song of the barred kingfisher is a long series of whistles "ouiiiou", followed by 15 short hisses after a short 17-second interval, then shortening the first syllable and fading away in the last two syllables. 0f5cd6399b504fc29d7221eaeedde71191ef6da7_九雷图片转换器.jpg

Barred kingfishers usually live alone or in couples in the shade of tropical rainforests. They have a strong sense of territorial defense and are more active during the breeding season. This is a completely carnivorous kingfisher. The main food is locusts, orthoptera crickets, cicadas, stick insects, beetles and larvae, and small lizards are also caught.

Barred kingfishers nest in tree trunks 3 meters above the ground, usually using termites to eat empty holes in the tree. Two to five eggs are laid at a time. Breeding times vary from place to place, with February and May in Thailand, May in Sumatra and Java, and March to January in Borneo.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2008 Red List of Birds: Not threatened.

Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.

Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!

related information

similar animals

Chestnut-headed Nunlet

The scientific name of Chestnut-headed Nunlet is Nonnula amaurocephala, and its foreign name is Chestnut-headed Nunlet. Its specific habits are unknown. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...

Psilopogon oorti

The scientific name of the black-eared woodpecker is Psilopogon duvaucelii, and its foreign name is Black-eared barbet. Its specific habits are unknown. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...

White-naped Woodpecker

The scientific name of the black-rumped woodpecker is Chrysocolaptes festivus, and its foreign name is White-naped woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown. Listed in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1: 2009 Bird Red List. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...

Yellow-faced Golden-backed Woodpecker

The scientific name of the yellow-faced golden-backed woodpecker is Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus, and its foreign name is Yellow-faced flameback. Its specific habits are unknown. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...

Tawny-tufted Toucanet

The scientific name of the tea-bearded little toucan is Selenidera nattereri, and its foreign name is awny-tufted toucanet. It is a climbing bird. The call of the Tea-bearded Little Toucan is similar to that of a frog. The tea-bearded toucan is omnivorous, feeding on fruits, seeds and insects, and is sometimes considered a pest in orchards. Tea-bearded toucans generally choose trees with good wood to dig holes. The opening width is just right for the adult bird to drill in, and the hole depth is...

white breasted chimes

The scientific name of the white-chested tinkerbird is Pogoniulus makawai, and its foreign name is White-chested Tinkerbird. Its specific habits are unknown. Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game. Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s r...

Sri Lankan

The scientific name of Sladen's Barbet is Gymnobucco sladeni, and its foreign name is Sladen's Barbet. Its specific habits are unknown.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone’s responsibility!...

Ehrlich's Woodpecker

The scientific name of the Elliot's Woodpecker is Dendropicos elliotii, and its foreign name is Elliot's woodpecker. Its specific habits are unknown.Listed in the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1: 2009 Bird Red List.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild game.Maintaining ecological b...