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Collared kingfisher

(Todiramphus chloris)

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Description

The collared kingfisher is 22 to 29 cm (8.7 to 11.4 in) long and weighs 51 to 90 g (1.8 to 3.2 oz).It varies from blue to green above while the underparts can be white or buff.There is a white collar around the neck,giving the birds its name.Some races have a white or buff stripe over the eye while others have a white spot between the eye and bill.There may be a black stripe through the eye.The large bill is black with a pale yellow base to the lower mandible.Females tend to be greener than the males.Immature birds are duller than the adults with dark scaly markings on the neck and breast.It has a variety of calls which vary geographically.The most typical call is loud,harsh and metallic and is repeated several times.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Alcedinidae
Genus:Todiramphus
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