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Javan Kingfisher
Sign in to saveAlso known as halcyon cyanoventris, java kingfisher, blue-bellied kingfisher
species of bird
Species
Least Concernvia IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Halcyon
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Image
- Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Halcyon cyanoventris
- Commons category
- Halcyon cyanoventris
- taxon common name
- javanski vodomar
- litter size
- 3.9
- short name
- H. cyanoventris
- endemic to
- Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae) endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali.
The brightly-colored Javan kingfisher has the large head and bill typical of kingfishers, although the species is less suited for aquatic hunting than many of its relatives and catches much of its prey on land or near the water's edge. The highly territorial bird lays its round white eggs in burrows excavated from earthen walls and riverbanks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Javan Kingfisher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.