Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Black-faced Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Black-faced Kingfisher
Lacedo melanops
黑脸横斑翠鸟 (hēi-liǎn héng-bān cuì-niǎo)

    Malay : Kaing-kaing Borneo
    Japanese : カザリショウビン [melanops] (kazarishoubin [melanops])

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 1,040,000km²
    Migratory Status : Not a Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No


    Size : 20 cm; 50 g
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Bonaparte, CL 1850, Borneo)
    – Endemic to Borneo and Bangka Island (off southeast Sumatra).

Date : 17 September 2018
Location : Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), Sandakan, Sabah

Date : 17 September 2018
Location : Sepilok Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC), Sandakan, Sabah

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    1. Thanks bro... Actually I am using HBW / birdlife as reference to name the birds in my blog 😬

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