Javaliest
| Javaliest | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg)
Javaliest ( Halcyon cyanoventris ) |
||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||
| Halcyon cyanoventris | ||||||||||
| ( Vieillot , 1818) |
The Javaliest ( Halcyon cyanoventris ) is a kingfisher native to the Indonesian island of Java .
features
The Javaliest reaches a size of 27 cm. It has a large red beak, a dark head, purple breast plumage and light blue and white wings.
Occurrence
The Javaliest is common on the island of Java .
food
Its diet consists mainly of insects that it catches on land. But he also hunts fish.
Subspecies
Monotypical , there is no known subspecies
literature
- C. Hilary Fry , Kathie Fry: Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters, & Rollers. Princeton, New Jersey 1992, 1999, ISBN 0-691-04879-7 .
Web links
Commons : Javaliest - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Mangoverde - Javan Kingfisher
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Halcyon cyanoventris in the Internet Bird Collection
- Halcyon cyanoventris inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2014.