Indigo-banded kingfisher
SpeciesBirds
Philippine kingfisher threatened by habitat loss
1.00Common
Common
Indigo-banded kingfisher
- Birds
The indigo-banded kingfisher, Ceyx cyanopectus, is a bird species in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, where it occurs on Luzon, Mindoro, Masbate and in the Western Visayas region. It lives along streams in tropical moist lowland forest. Its population is declining because of habitat loss and degradation. Some authorities divide it into separate northern and southern species.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx cyanopectus
- Range
- Philippines
- Habitat
- Streams in tropical moist lowland forest
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Indigo-banded kingfisher (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q22662236
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Llimchiu at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsLlimchiu at English Wikipedia, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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