Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusTodiramphus (Indo-Pacific Kingfishers)
- SpeciesTodiramphus chloris (Collared Kingfisher)
About the Collared Kingfisher
The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher.
The collared kingfisher was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux in 1780. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle. This was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Alcedo chloris in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The type locality is the island of Buru within Indonesia... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Collared Kingfisher in Sundarbans National Park
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Halcyon pileata
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Ceryle rudis
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pelargopsis amauroptera
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Merops leschenaulti
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Komodo National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 13 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 14 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 17 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Collared Kingfisher in Sundarbans National Park?
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Collared Kingfisher sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 2,682 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Collared Kingfisher in Sundarbans National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Collared Kingfisher in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.