Ceyx fallax Schlegel

The Sulawesi three-toed kingfisher is a very small bird, similar to the three-toed kingfisher, which is a red and yellow kingfisher. The forehead is black; Head and neck orange-red; A white plume on the back of the neck. Shoulder feathers gray brown; Back sapphire blue; Tail feathers gray brown, except for the tail feathers, other parts of the central purple, reflective. The wings are grayish brown. White chin; Throat light yolk white; Purplish red ear feathers, reflective; Under the mouth to the chest, abdomen, tail cover egg yellow, under the mouth to the chest, tail cover deeper, the abdomen is shallow.
Iris brown; Red mouth and feet. Only 3 digits; Tail shorter than mouth; Airfoil tip length; Feather color is not black and white. Mouth thick straight, long and firm, mouth ridge round; No nasal furrow; The wingtip is long, the first primary feathers are slightly shorter, and the third and fourth feathers are longest; Tail short round; The body feathers are showy and luminous, oft

The Sulawesi three-tailed kingfisher is found in the Pacific islands (including Taiwan, Dongsha, Paracel, Zhongsha and Spratly Islands, as well as the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java 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, Southwest Islands, Moluccas (Maluku Islands), East Timor, etc.).
The Sulawesi three-toed kingfisher usually inhabits dense forests and riverbanks near water.

Ceyx fallax Schlegel, Sulawesi Pygmy Kingfisher, has two subspecies (1.Ceyx fallax sangirensis is found on Sangihe and Talaud). 2.Ceyx fallax is found along the coast of Sulawesi and Lembeh i. .

The Sulawesi three-toed kingfisher usually hunts alone or in pairs. Like most forest kingfishers, they are completely carnivorous. Often searching for prey in leaves or dirt. The main food is insects, locusts, flies and spiders, but also various aquatic animals such as water beetles, small crabs, frogs and small fish are eaten.

Sulawesi three-toed kingfishers generally nest on earth cliffs or river levees, using their mouths to dig tunnell-style burrows for nests, 25 cm deep, 13 to 15 cm wide, 5 to 7 cm in diameter. These caves are generally bare of bedding. The female lays three to seven eggs, which are laid directly on the nest ground. Some also drill holes in tree trunks for nests.

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

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