Todirhamphus enigma

The dark emerald scientific name Todirhamphus enigma, Halcyon enigma, foreign names Obscure Kingfisher, Talaud Kingfisher, is a bird in the family Kingfisher.

Dark emerald prey on lizards, reptiles, geckos, insects, small crustaceans, worms, newborn mice, locust larvae. This is a wise and thoughtful predator. It usually stands motionless on a low branch, and when it spots a prey, it will rush down vertically and let out a scream. If a bass is caught, it will repeatedly beat it with its mouth, kill it, and swallow it.

The age of maturity of dark jade is 2 years. The breeding season extends from November to August, and the awareness of couples to defend their territory during the breeding season is quite strong, and they can be heard very active. The nest is the cavity of a dead tree, more than six feet above the ground. The female lays three eggs at a time, white. They hatch twice a year. Incubation lasts 21 days. The baby bird cannot be seen after birth. Both parents feed together until 35 days, when they can fly independently.

Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2008 Red List of Birds.

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It is distributed in the Pacific Islands (including Taiwan Province of China, Dongsha Islands, Xisha Islands, Zhongsha Islands, Nansha Islands, and the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java Island, and Papua New Guinea). Wallace Zone (refers to the area east of the traditional Wallace Line (from the eastern side of Mindanao through the Makassar Strait between Bali and Lombok) and west of Papua New Guinea, including the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara Islands, the Southwest Islands, the Moluccas (Maluku Islands), East Timor and other islands.)
It is usually distributed in primary forests, mixed forests, secondary forests, and to a lesser extent in shrub areas and grasslands. It can also be found along coastlines and river banks.

The apex of the front and edge of the male's head is black, and the rest is bluish-purple. The forehead has a circular or triangular mark at the base of the coracoid, slightly higher than the mouth. Neck white, wings, upper body bluish-purple, shoulder blades and back are more obvious. The tail is another bright blue. The lower body is pure white. The overlying wings are white, and the tail is grayish black. Mouth black, irises dark brown, gray-black legs.
The mouth is thick and long like a chisel, the base is wider, the mouth peak is straight, the peak ridge is round, there is no nasal groove on both sides; Wing circle, the first primary feather is equal or slightly shorter than the seventh primary feather, and the second, third, and fourth are nearly equal in length; Primary feather base with white spots; The tail is round.