Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) - HBW 6, p. 216
French: Martin-chasseur forestier
German: Spiegelliest
Spanish: Alción de Macleay
Other common names: Blue/Bush/Macleay’s Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Halcyon Macleayii Jardine and Selby, 1830, Port Essington, Northern Territory, Australia.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with T. diops, T. lazuli, T. albonotatus, T. leucopygius and T. farquhari. Race elizabeth barely separable from nominate. Three subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- elizabeth ( Heine, 1883) - E New Guinea, E from Astrolabe Bay in N and from Hall Sound in S.
- macleayii ( Jardine & Selby, 1830) - N Australia in N Northern Territory (S at least to R Victoria), including Groote Eylandt and Sir Edward Pellew Group; some probably migrate to Sermata (E Lesser Sundas) and Aru Is.
- incinctus ( Gould, 1838) - Cape York Peninsula S to NE New South Wales (S to R Macleay); S population migrates N as far as SE Moluccas (Kai Is) and S New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on a branch and defecating Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 20 April 2006 6 years ago 13 sec 4.6 -
A female perched on a branch Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 20 April 2006 6 years ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched on a branch Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 20 April 2006 6 years ago 5 sec 4.1 -
A male perched on a branch Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp macleayii)
Tom Tarrant 30 September 1994 8 years ago 31 sec 3.8 -
A female perched on a branch Locality Samsonvale, Queensland, Australia (ssp macleayii)
Tom Tarrant 30 June 1996 8 years ago 35 sec 3.5 -
A bird at it's nest site, made in a termite nest, and flying away with a faecal sac Locality Kingfisher Park, Julatten, Queensland, Australia (ssp macleayii)
Keith Blomerley 4 November 2003 5 years ago 21 sec 3.4
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A bird that just caught a prey
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp macleayii)
Gustavo A. Rodríguez 25 June 2008 6 weeks ago 4 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Northern Territory, Australia (ssp macleayii)
Nick Athanas 7 April 2006 4 years ago 4 -
A female Forest kingfisher perched on a tree branch.
Locality Featherdale Wildlife Park, New South Wales, Australia
slr800 6 December 2010 2 years ago 3.9 -
A female perching in a tree.
Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 1 January 2011 2 years ago 3.9 -
A female perching in a tree.
Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 1 January 2011 2 years ago 3.9 -
A female perching on a branch.
Locality Vintage Lakes, Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia (ssp incinctus)
Nick Talbot 1 January 2011 2 years ago 3.9
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