| Forest
Kingfisher |
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Bird Orders |
|
Macleay's or Blue
Kingfisher |
Alternate name |
| Todirhamphus macleayii
|
Scientific name |
| Coraciiformes |
Order |
| Dacelonidae |
Family |
| 21.5cm - 25.5 cm
|
Length |
| Moist forest,
mangrove, swamp forest, dry forest & savanna, urban, agricultural areas & gardens,
in:- [Austrailia:- Northern
Territory, New South
Wales, Queensland, Western Austrailia] [Indonesia,:- Lesser Sunda, (Mollucas:- Tanimbar Islands) New Guinea, Solomons archipelago,]
[Melanesia :- (Papua New Guinea:- New Britain, Bismark, D'Entrecasteaux
Archipelago, Louisiades,
Milne Bay Islands, Trobriand Islands)] Island of New Guinea |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 3 - 6 glossy white
eggs. Nest usually in a termites mound. |
Clutch |
| Invertebrates &
small vertebrates, mainly lizards & frogs. Care by both parents. |
Food |
| |
Habits |
| 1112 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
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