The spotted wood kingfisher or spotted kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Philippines where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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 moustache is bordered above and below by an orange-brown band and collar. The upper parts are dark green, each feather being tipped with buff giving a spotted effect. The rump is bright green and the tail dark green with brown bars on the outer feathers. The throat is orange-brown and the underparts are mainly white, the breast feathers having green margins. The under-wing coverts are buff. The upper mandible of the bill is black and the lower mandible yellow, the iris is brown and the legs pale green.[3]
The female is similar in appearance but less brightly coloured, the supercilium is green rather than blue, the moustache brownish-green, the hind-neck collar brownish-black and the throat the same colour as the breast. The juvenile resembles the female but has a generally duller colouration.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The spotted wood kingfisher is endemic to the Philippines where it is present on Luzon, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Negros and Panay. It inhabits moist primary forest in both lowland and hilly areas. It was more abundant on Luzon in the past but logging has reduced the area of suitable habitat.[3]
Ecology
The spotted wood kingfisher occurs in pairs or as a solitary bird but is seldom seen because it moves around in dense cover in the lower storey of the forest.[3] It feeds on beetles and other insects, snails and small vertebrates which it probably finds while foraging on the ground.[4] Little is known of its breeding behaviour; it is thought to nest in termite nests in trees, but this may not be the case because other members of the genus mostly choose to nest in holes in trees or in the ground.[3][4]
Status
This bird has a wide range but its population is suspected to be in slow decline because of the destruction of suitable habitat. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as "least concern" because the decline in its numbers is thought to be insufficiently rapid to warrant placing it in a more threatened category.[1]
References
^ abBirdLife International (2016). "Actenoides lindsayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683535A92989216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683535A92989216.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
^ abcdeFry, C. Hilary; Fry, Kathie (2010). Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 111. ISBN978-1-4081-3457-3.
^ abWoodall, P.F. "Spotted Kingfisher (Actenoides lindsayi)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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spotted, wood, kingfisher, spotted, wood, kingfisher, spotted, kingfisher, actenoides, lindsayi, species, bird, family, alcedinidae, endemic, philippines, where, natural, habitat, subtropical, tropical, moist, lowland, forests, male, philippinesconservation, s. The spotted wood kingfisher or spotted kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae It is endemic to the Philippines where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests Spotted wood kingfisherMale in the PhilippinesConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeSubfamily HalcyoninaeGenus ActenoidesSpecies A lindsayiBinomial nameActenoides lindsayi Vigors 1831 Subspecies 2 A l lindsayi Vigors 1831 A l moseleyi Steere 1890Illustration by John Gould male above female below Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Ecology 4 Status 5 ReferencesDescription EditThe 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 moustache is bordered above and below by an orange brown band and collar The upper parts are dark green each feather being tipped with buff giving a spotted effect The rump is bright green and the tail dark green with brown bars on the outer feathers The throat is orange brown and the underparts are mainly white the breast feathers having green margins The under wing coverts are buff The upper mandible of the bill is black and the lower mandible yellow the iris is brown and the legs pale green 3 The female is similar in appearance but less brightly coloured the supercilium is green rather than blue the moustache brownish green the hind neck collar brownish black and the throat the same colour as the breast The juvenile resembles the female but has a generally duller colouration 3 Distribution and habitat EditThe spotted wood kingfisher is endemic to the Philippines where it is present on Luzon Catanduanes Marinduque Negros and Panay It inhabits moist primary forest in both lowland and hilly areas It was more abundant on Luzon in the past but logging has reduced the area of suitable habitat 3 Ecology EditThe spotted wood kingfisher occurs in pairs or as a solitary bird but is seldom seen because it moves around in dense cover in the lower storey of the forest 3 It feeds on beetles and other insects snails and small vertebrates which it probably finds while foraging on the ground 4 Little is known of its breeding behaviour it is thought to nest in termite nests in trees but this may not be the case because other members of the genus mostly choose to nest in holes in trees or in the ground 3 4 Status EditThis bird has a wide range but its population is suspected to be in slow decline because of the destruction of suitable habitat The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as least concern because the decline in its numbers is thought to be insufficiently rapid to warrant placing it in a more threatened category 1 References Edit a b BirdLife International 2016 Actenoides lindsayi IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016 e T22683535A92989216 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2016 3 RLTS T22683535A92989216 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Gill F D Donsker amp P Rasmussen Eds 2020 IOC World Bird List v10 2 doi 10 14344 IOC ML 10 2 a b c d e Fry C Hilary Fry Kathie 2010 Kingfishers Bee eaters and Rollers Bloomsbury Publishing p 111 ISBN 978 1 4081 3457 3 a b Woodall P F Spotted Kingfisher Actenoides lindsayi Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Lynx Edicions Barcelona Retrieved 12 July 2016 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Actenoides lindsayi Wikispecies has information related to Actenoides lindsayi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spotted wood kingfisher amp oldid 1120300325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
