Beautiful Javan Kingfisher - Halcyon cyanoventris

Beautiful Javan KINGFISHER - Halcyon cyanoventris

Javan Kingfisher

Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher, endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It is a non-migratory species that lives in a variety of habitats, including pastures, fish ponds, paddyfields, marshes, coastal scrub, mangroves, open dry forest, municipal parks and gardens, and orchards. In local language it is called Cekakak or Raja Udang.

Diet : fish, frogs, reptiles, freshwater shrimps, terrestrial and aquatic insects
Breeding : Nesting season lasts from March through September. 3–5 eggs. They nest in a cavity at the end of a horizontal tunnel excavated into earthen walls or stream banks, often in open and sunny places. 1.5–3 meters above the ground. 40 cm to 1 meter in length. Chicks are altricial, hatching naked and blind, but grow quickly and typically fledge in less than one month.


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