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Malayan Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo peninsulae)-female

Location: Selangor, Malaysia.

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Distribution: Southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatera), and Borneo.

Malay name: Pekaka Bukit, Raja Udang Rimba

 

IUCN status: Near Threatened, result of significant losses in the extent of this habitat throughout its range.

 

Male is highly distinctive, with a broad blue-green band across a white chest. Female is very different, with an all-orange belly (Wikipedia)

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Uploaded on September 5, 2022
Taken on December 9, 2022