Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,728
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly a blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Forest kingfisher”.