Alcedo euryzona Blue Banded Kingfisher

Alcedo euryzona Raja-udang kalung-biru Blue-banded Kingfisher

Medium-sized (18 cm), dark blue and white. Crown, sides of head, dark blue and black wings; line of the chest, back, and tail light blue. Bridle, close the ears, throat, and belly whitish, washed red rust. Female: abdomen orange-red rust, cream throat. Ras Borneo and Sumatra: no line chest, racial Java: no. Iris brown, beak black (bottom reddish in females), bright red legs. Forest birds are shy, usually seen near water. Hunting from a low perch. Habits like king-prawn meninting.

Global Deployment:
Peninsular Malaysia and the Sunda Great.

Local spread:
Settlers on the mainland of Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Java (rare). Living near a creek, in the forested lowlands and hills up to an altitude of 1500 m (probably more like hills).