Collared Kingfisher
A species of Australo-pacific Kingfishers Scientific name : Todiramphus chloris Genus : Australo-pacific Kingfishers
Collared Kingfisher, A species of Australo-pacific Kingfishers
Botanical name: Todiramphus chloris
Genus: Australo-pacific Kingfishers
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Description
The collared kingfisher is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and the male weighs 51 to 90 g (1.8 to 3.2 oz), while the female weighs 54–100 g (1.9–3.5 oz). It varies from blue to green above while the underparts can be white or buff. There is a white collar around the neck, giving the bird its name. Some races have a white or buff stripe over the eye while others have a white spot between the eye and bill. There may be a black stripe through the eye. The large bill is black with a pale yellow base to the lower mandible. Females tend to be greener than the males. Immature birds are duller than the adults with dark scaly markings on the neck and breast. It has a variety of calls which vary geographically. The most typical call is a loud, harsh and metallic "kee-kee-kee" repeated several times. 
Size
25 cm
Colors
Green
White
Blue
Life Expectancy
10 years
Feeding Habits
Collared Kingfisher primarily consumes crabs, shrimps, insects, spiders, earthworms, and small vertebrates. It hunts by perching still, diving to snatch prey, and returning to pound larger catch. It regurgitates indigestible parts as pellets.
Habitat
Collared Kingfisher are typically found in coastal habitats, especially mangrove swamps, and show a presence in farmlands, open woodlands, grasslands, and even urban gardens. Across its range, which includes broader regions such as northeast Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of Asia, the species frequents a variety of environments that range from tidal creeks and estuaries to inland rivers and upstream areas. In Southeast Asia, it adapts to coconut plantations, suburban areas, and agricultural fields. In the absence of competition, collared Kingfisher exhibits flexibility by extending habitats to savannas, forested hills, and closed forests on Pacific islands, at elevations from sea level up to about 1500 meters in certain locales such as Java and Sumatra.
Dite type
Carnivorous
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Distribution Area
It is most commonly found in coastal areas, particularly in mangrove swamps. It also inhabits farmland, open woodland, grassland and gardens. In some parts of its range, especially on islands, it can be seen further inland, ranging into forest or into mountain areas. Birds often perch conspicuously on wires, rocks or bare branches. The subspecies that occurs furthest west in the Eurasian/African landmass is T. c. abyssinica of north-east Africa, which is found in patches of mangroves in Eritrea and has also been recorded from Sudan and Somalia. Further east in Arabia is the endangered race T. c. kalbaensis with a population of 55 pairs or fewer; these are almost entirely restricted to Khor Kalba in the United Arab Emirates, but breeding has also occurred recently at Khor Shinas in Oman. Further subspecies occur locally around the coasts of India and Bangladesh and on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Southeast Asia and Indonesia the species is widespread and common, occurring far inland in some regions.
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
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