Male (Banded) © Christoph Moning eBird S53457785 Macaulay Library ML 148792981
Male (Black-faced) © Saravanan Krishnamurthy
Female (Banded) © Wolfe R
Female (Black-faced) © Saravanan Krishnamurthy
Male (Banded) © Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
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Male (Black-faced) © Matthew Kwan
Pair (Banded) © Anonymous

Banded Kingfisher Lacedo pulchella

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Identification

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Brilliantly colored kingfisher with a heavy crimson bill and a large puffy head. Male is bright blue with an orange face, white chin, light orange breast, and black-and-blue banded wings and tail. Female is striped like a tiger, with orange and black patterning across her entire body. Perches quietly and absolutely motionless at various levels of the forest, usually mid-height to low, where it can be difficult to detect. Inhabits lowland and hill forests. Gives away its presence with a long haunting whistle followed by a series of mellow whistles.

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