Wildlifeof Singapore
Collared Kingfisher
Alcedinidae
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Todiramphus chloris
Basic stats
Diet
Fish, crustaceans and large insects
Habitat
Coasts and mangroves
Range
Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia
Clutch size
Usually 2–5 whitish eggs
Size
23–25cm
Weight
Males 51–90g; females 54–100g
The collared kingfisher, also known as the white-collared, black-masked or mangrove kingfisher, is a medium-sized tree kingfisher 23–25 cm long, with males weighing 51–90 g and females 54–100 g. It varies from blue to green above with white or buff underparts and a white collar round the neck. It has a wide range from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia, and several forms have been split off as separate species (Wikipedia, general species account).
The most typical call is a loud, harsh, metallic kee-kee-kee repeated several times, and calls vary geographically. A clutch is usually two to five rounded whitish eggs laid directly on the floor of the burrow with no nest material; both parents incubate and feed the chicks, which leave the nest about 44 days after hatching (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Collared Kingfisher eat?
- Fish, crustaceans and large insects
- What habitat does the Collared Kingfisher live in?
- Coasts and mangroves
- Where is the Collared Kingfisher found?
- Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia
- How many eggs does the Collared Kingfisher lay?
- Usually 2–5 whitish eggs
- How big is the Collared Kingfisher?
- 23–25cm
- How much does the Collared Kingfisher weigh?
- Males 51–90g; females 54–100g