Blue-breasted Kingfisher

分类位置

同属物种

蓝翡翠

Black-capped Kingfisher

Brown-breasted Kingfisher

Brown-breasted Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

栗背翡翠

Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

灰頭翡翠

Grey-headed Kingfisher

Javan Kingfisher

Javan Kingfisher

形态与习性

The blue-breasted kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) is a tree kingfisher widely distributed across Equatorial Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season. This is a large kingfisher, 25 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue head, back, wing panel and tail. Its underparts are white, but it has a blue breast band. The shoulders are black. The flight of the blue-breasted kingfisher is rapid and direct. The large bill