Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Blue-capped Kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) - HBW 6, p. 189
French: Martin-chasseur de Hombron
German: Mindanaoliest
Spanish: Alción de Mindanao
Other common names: Hombron’s Kingfisher/Wood Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Actenoides hombroni Bonaparte, 1850, Oceania; error = Philippines.
Genus sometimes merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with A. lindsayi and A. concretus, and all sometimes regarded as conspecific. Birds from E Mindanao, described as race burtoni, poorly differentiated from those in rest of range and not considered worthy of subspecific recognition. Monotypic.
Distribution: Mindanao (SW Philippines).
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a male bird Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 22 May 2009 2 years ago 18 sec 4.5 -
Male bird on a branch. Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 May 2009 2 years ago 50 sec 4.5 -
calling male bird,atracted to playback Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 May 2009 2 years ago 55 sec 4.3 -
male bird Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 May 2009 2 years ago 43 sec 4.2 -
This female bird is attracted to the playback of the male bird. Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 21 April 2009 2 years ago 55 sec 4 -
A bird in a tree, perched. Locality Picop, Surigao del Sur Province, Mindanao, Philippines (Monotypic species)
Desmond Allen 29 November 2007 3 years ago 17 sec 2.8
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Adult male calling and flying about near trail up mountain
Locality Mount Kitanglad, Bukidnon Province, Mindanao, Philippines
Steve M.R.Young 26 January 2010 30 weeks ago 3.5
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