Birds Thru My Eyes : MALAYSIA: Collared Kingfisher

Thursday 11 September 2014

Collared Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Collared Kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris

白领翡翠 (bái-lǐng fěi-cuì)

Malay : Pekaka Bakau Biasa

Japanese : ナンヨウショウビン (nan'yō shōbin)

Kanji 日語漢字 : 南洋翡翠

Taxonomy update for 2015

Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is split into six species; Pacific Kingfisher also includes three subspecies (vitiensis, eximius, and regina) that we previously classified as subspecies of Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) :

- Pacific Kingfisher (Todiramphus sacer)
- Colonist Kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus)
- Torresian Kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus)
- Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
- Mariana Kingfisher (Todiramphus albicilla)
- Melanesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus tristrami)

Size : 23–25 cm; Male 51–90 g, Female 54–100 g

Subspecies and Distribution

Todiramphus chloris abyssinicus (Pelzeln, 1856)
– S Red Sea coasts from NE Sudan to NW Somalia and in W Arabia.
Todiramphus chloris kalbaensis (Cowles, 1980)
– S Arabian coast of United Arab Emirates (Khawr Kalba) and NW & NE Oman (Shinas, Mahawt I).
Todiramphus chloris vidali (Sharpe, 1892)
– coastal W India from SW Maharashtra (Ratnagiri) S through Goa.
Todiramphus chloris davisoni (Sharpe, 1892)
– Coco Is (off S Myanmar) and nearby Andaman Is.
Todiramphus chloris occipitalis (Blyth, 1846)
– Nicobar Is.
Todiramphus chloris humii (Sharpe, 1892)
– coasts from E India (West Bengal) E to Myanmar (including Mergui Archipelago) and S to Peninsular Malaysia, Tioman I and NE Sumatra.
Todiramphus chloris armstrongi (Sharpe, 1892)
– interior of Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina.
Todiramphus chloris laubmannianus (Grote, 1933)
– Sumatra (except NE coast) to Borneo, including Bangka, Belitung and other intervening islands.
Todiramphus chloris chloropterus (Oberholser, 1919)
– islands off W coast of Sumatra (Simeulue S to Sipora).
Todiramphus chloris azelus (Oberholser, 1919)
– Enggano I (off SW Sumatra).
Todiramphus chloris palmeri (Oberholser, 1919)
– Java, Bali, Bawean I and Kangean Is.
Todiramphus chloris collaris (Scopoli, 1786)
– Philippines, including Palawan and nearby islands.
Todiramphus chloris chloris (Boddaert, 1783)
– Talaud Is and Sangihe S through Sulawesi, Banggai Is and Sula Is to Lesser Sundas (E from Lombok) and E to W Papuan Is and NW New Guinea (coasts of Vogelkop and Onin Peninsulas).
Todiramphus chloris pilbara (Johnstone, 1983)
– Pilbara region of Western Australia (from De Grey R SW to Exmouth Gulf).
Todiramphus chloris colcloughi (Mathews, 1916)
– coastal EC to SE Queensland (NE Australia).
Todiramphus chloris teraokai (Nagamichi Kuroda, 1915)
– Palau Is.
Todiramphus chloris owstoni (Rothschild, 1904)
– N Northern Marianas (Asuncion, Agrihan, Pagan, Almagan).
Todiramphus chloris orii (Taka-Tsukasa & Momiyama, 1931)
– S Northern Marianas (Rota).
Todiramphus chloris matthiae (Heinroth, 1902)
– St Matthias Is (NC Bismarck Archipelago).
Todiramphus chloris nusae (Heinroth, 1902)
– New Hanover, New Ireland (except SW) and Feni Is (E Bismarcks).
Todiramphus chloris novaehiberniae (E. J. O. Hartert, 1925)
– Djaul I and S New Ireland.
Todiramphus chloris bennetti (Ripley, 1947)
– Nissan I (E of S New Ireland).
Todiramphus chloris stresemanni (Laubmann, 1923)
– islands between mainland New Guinea and New Britain (Long, Tolokiwa, Umboi, Sakar, and Witu Is).
Todiramphus chloris alberti (Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1905)
– W & C Solomons from Buka and Bougainville SE to Florida Is and Guadalcanal.
Todiramphus chloris pavuvu (Mayr, 1935)
– Pavuvu, in Russell Is (C Solomons).
Todiramphus chloris mala (Mayr, 1935)
– Malaita (E Solomons).
Todiramphus chloris solomonis (E. P. Ramsay, 1882)
– Makira (San Cristobal) and adjacent islands (E Solomons).
Todiramphus chloris sororum (I. C. J. Galbraith & E. H. Galbraith, 1962)
– Malaulalo and Malaupaina, off N Makira (E Solomons).
Todiramphus chloris amoenus (Mayr, 1931)
– Rennell and Bellona (SE Solomons).
Todiramphus chloris vicina (Mayr, 1931)
– Duff Is (NE Santa Cruz Is).
Todiramphus chloris brachyurus (Mayr, 1931)
– Reef or Swallow Is (NC Santa Cruz Is).
Todiramphus chloris ornatus (Mayr, 1931)
– Tinakula and Nendo (NW Santa Cruz Is).
Todiramphus chloris utupuae (Mayr, 1931)
– Utupua I (C Santa Cruz Is).
Todiramphus chloris melanodera (Mayr, 1931)
– Vanikoro I (S Santa Cruz Is).
Todiramphus chloris torresianus (Mayr, 1931)
– Hiu, Loh and Toga, in Torres Is (N Vanuatu).
Todiramphus chloris santoensis (Mayr, 1931)
– Banks Is S to Espiritu Santo and Malo (NC Vanuatu).
Todiramphus chloris juliae (Heine, 1860)
– Ambae and Maewo S to Efaté (EC Vanuatu).
Todiramphus chloris erromangae (Mayr, 1938)
– Erromango and Aneityum (S Vanuatu).
Todiramphus chloris tannensis (Sharpe, 1892)
– Tanna (S Vanuatu).
Todiramphus chloris regina (Mayr, 1941)
– Futuna Is (Wallis and Futuna Is).
Todiramphus chloris pealei (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867)
– Tutuila (American Samoa).
Todiramphus chloris manuae (Mayr, 1941)
– Ofu, Olosega and Tau, in Manua Is (American Samoa).
Todiramphus chloris vitiensis (Peale, 1848)
– Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Viti Levu, Koro, Ovalau and Ngau (Fiji).
Todiramphus chloris marinus (Mayr, 1941)
– Lau Archipelago (E Fiji).
Todiramphus chloris eximius (Mayr, 1941)
– Kadavu and offshore islands (SW Fiji).