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The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts ...
The smallest species of kingfisher is the African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei), which averages 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and between 9 and 12 g (0.32 and 0.42 oz) in weight. [16] The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima ), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in ...
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The Javan kingfisher's nesting season lasts from March through September, [15] though some sources say it begins as early as February. [4] [16] These breeding months roughly comprise Indonesia's dry season. H. cyanoventris lays 3–5 eggs per clutch [4] that are almost completely round (30.35 x 26.71 mm on average) and pure white. [15]
[2] [3] [4] The genus name is derived from the Greek tanuo meaning 'long' and pteron meaning 'wing', whilst sylvia is from the Latin silva, meaning 'forest'. [5] Until recently the species was known as the white-tailed kingfisher. The name buff-breasted paradise kingfisher was first used in Australia by Graham Pizzey in 1980. [6] [7]
The genus was introduced by the German zoologist Constantin Gloger in 1841. [2] The type species is a subspecies of the stork-billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis javana . [ 3 ] The word Pelargopsis is derived from the classical Greek pelargos meaning "stork" and opsis meaning "appearance".
The type species is Hombron's kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni). [2] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek aktis, aktinos for "beam" or "brightness" and -oidēs for "resembling". [3] A molecular study published in 2017 found that the genus Actenoides, as currently defined, is paraphyletic.