Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusLacedo
- SpeciesLacedo pulchella (Banded Kingfisher)
About the Banded Kingfisher
The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. The male has a bright blue crown with black and blue banding on the back. The female has rufous and black banding on the head and upperparts.
The first formal description of the species was by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821 under the binomial name Dacelo pulchella. The current genus Lacedo was introduced by the German ornithologist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1851. The word Lacedo is an anagram of Alcedo, the Latin word for kingfisher. The specific name pulchella is Latin for "very pretty".
There are three subspecies: L. p. pulchella, the nominate race, breeds in Malaysia south of 7°N and on the islands of Sumatra and Java. L. p. amabilis breeds from northern Malaysia northwards. It is slightly larger than the nominate form. The male has a blue nape, and the female is more rufous than pulchella.
L. p. melanops breeds in Bangka and Borneo. The male has a black forehead, cheeks and nape. The banded kingfisher is 20 cm (7.9 in) long... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Sepilok
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
Blue-throated Bee-eater
Merops viridis
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Red-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 7 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 12 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Kingfisher in Sepilok?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Kingfisher sighting in Sepilok, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Banded Kingfisher in Sepilok?
March has the highest sighting rate for Banded Kingfisher in Sepilok in our monthly data.