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The southern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in Mindanao and Basilan.This species and the northern silvery kingfisher, found in the Visayas, were formerly considered conspecific and called the silvery kingfisher.Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, streams and rivers. [2]
The spotted wood kingfisher is a colourful bird that can readily be distinguished from other kingfishers in the Philippines. It is about 26 cm (10 in) long with spotting above and scalloping beneath. The male has a dark green crown with black spots and a light green stripe above a pale blue supercilium with a black band beneath. A blue ...
A Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher depicted in a 2007 Philippine stamp. EBird describes the bird as "A small kingfisher of lowland and foothill forest. Deep blue above with bright orange underparts, an orange spot between the bill and eye, a white throat and patch behind the cheek, and a bright red bill and legs.
The Philippine dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Luzon, Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, Basilan, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
The IUCN has yet to classify this species as separate from White-throated kingfisher. This species is common all throughout and has well adapted and even benefited fromohuman modified habitats. While the Philippines has faced massive deforestation, this species adaptability has allowed it to survive and even thrive betterr than most Philippine ...
EBird describes the bird as "A small, dashing kingfisher of forested lowland streams in the central Philippines. Overall dark blue in color, more purplish on the underparts, with a creamy throat, a cream-colored spot behind the cheek, an orange spot behind the nostril, a white belly, a pale silvery-blue stripe down the back to the tail, and whitish flecks on the head and wing.
Brown-breasted [White-throated] Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis gularis with a crab, Los Banos, Calabarzon, Philippines: Date: 11 May 2012, 12:00: Source: White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Author: Noel Reynolds
The collared kingfisher is 23 to 25 cm (9.1 to 9.8 in) long and the male weighs 51 to 90 g (1.8 to 3.2 oz), while the female weighs 54–100 g (1.9–3.5 oz). [10] It varies from blue to green above while the underparts can be white or buff.