Rufous-collared kingfisher

Rufous-collared kingfisher
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Alcedinidae
Subfamily:	Halcyoninae
Genus:	Actenoides
Species:	A. concretus
Binomial name
	Actenoides concretus; (Temminck, 1825)
Subspecies
	A. c. peristephes - (Deignan, 1946); A. c. concretus - (Temminck, 1825); A. c. borneanus - (Chasen & Kloss, 1930);

The rufous-collared kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) is a species of

Alcedinidae

. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural

montane forest

. It is threatened by

habitat loss

.

This species is 22–25.5 cm (8.7-10.0 inches) long and about 60-90 grams (2.1-3.2 ounces), making it medium-sized among kingfishers. It is mostly blue-green above, with yellow spots on its back. It has a green crown and a black eye mask.

Despite its name, some do not have the rufous breast band. Instead, those individuals have rufous underparts overall.

References

doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683532A92988869.en
. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.

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[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683532A92988869.en
. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[2] Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.

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