Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) - HBW 6, p. 196
French: Martin-chasseur oreillard
German: Blauohrliest
Spanish: Martín Cazador de Célebes
Other common names: Blue-eared/Celebes/Sulawesi Blue-eared/Celebes Flat-billed Kingfisher, Lilac/Masked/Temminck’s Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Dacelo cyanotis Temminck, 1824, Sumatra; error = Sulawesi.
Distinctive, with no close relatives. Validity of race modesta has been questioned; may be inseparable from nominate. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868 - Sangihe Is (Sangihe, Siau), off N Sulawesi.
- cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) - N Sulawesi and Lembeh I.
- modesta Stresemann, 1938 - SC & SE Sulawesi.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A close-up of a bird in a tree Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2007 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird perched in a tree, finally fluffing off the plumage and flying away Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
A bird in a tree and flying away Locality Toraut, Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2007 5 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A close view of a bird perched next to a road. Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 6 August 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 4.2 -
A bird perched on a branch inside the forest. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2009 1 year ago 11 sec 3.3 -
A bird perched in a tree. Locality Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Keith Blomerley 17 August 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3 -
A bird in the open with a prey in it's bill. Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 6 August 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 3 -
A bird perched and looking down Locality Dumoga Bone (Bogani Nani Wartabone) National Park, North Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp cyanotis)
John Gregory 1998 5 years ago 31 sec 2.9
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