Ceyx lepidus

The Moluccan three-toe Kingfisher is known as Ceyx lepidus, Variable Kingfisher, Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, and has 14 subspecies.

The Moluccan three-toed kingfisher is lonely and timid by nature. The wing beat is fast and graceful when hunting, but the hunting level is low. They like to bathe several times a day and dive into the water to soak their feathers. It's a small kingfisher with a very bright color. It is completely carnivorous and feeds mainly on insects, such as dragonflies and other insects.

The breeding season of the Moluccan three-tailed kingfisher varies from region to region: eggs are laid in New Guinea in November and in New Britain and Bougainville around September. The nest is built on an earth cliff or in a river embankment, in a tunnel burrow dug by the mouth, usually without bedding. The female lays two eggs 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.

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The Moluccan three-tailed kingfisher is found in the Pacific islands (including Taiwan, Dongsha, Paracel, Zhongsha and Spratly Islands, as well as in the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia's Sumatra, Java and Papua New Guinea). The 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.
Live in tropical rain forests, monsoon secondary forests, along the middle and lower reaches of the river, away from the dense planting areas of vegetation. This does not prevent them from swimming in forest streams. It is found from sea level up to 1,300 meters above sea level.

The Moluccan three-toed kingfisher is 14 cm long and weighs 11-21g for males and 13-24g for females. Androgynous. The adult bird has black spots on its orange head. The forehead, crown, zygomatic, cheeks, and nape of the neck are blue with a black sheen, and each feather is bright blue. A shiny white triangle on his neck. The mantle, shoulder blades, and wings have a blue-black sheen, and there is a bright blue cap on the head. Back, tail bright blue. The chin and throat are white or yellowish, and the entire bottom and wings are bright orange. Orange-yellow chest with small dark blue spots. Red mouth, dark brown iris. Yellow-orange legs with only three toes. The young are slightly lighter and darker in blue. Base of beak orange. [1]
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 fe