Collared Kingfisher

How to identify

Field marks

1. A single white collar around neck
2. Back blue to green; belly white or pale yellow
3. Upper mandible black; lower mandible pale yellow near base
4. Some subspecies have pale stripes above eye

Male, female and young

Female is often greener than male; immature is duller and grayer, with dark scaling on neck and breast.

Voice

Most typical call is a loud, grating, metallic “kee-kee-kee”, repeated many times.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–March · Most records: Singapore, Philippines, Thailand

Collared Kingfisher has been recorded at 446 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 15 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Sungei Buloh Wetland ReserveSingapore3,850 records
2. Pasir Ris ParkSingapore1,838 records
3. Marina EastSingapore1,450 records

Countries and regions with the most records

SingaporePhilippinesThailandMalaysiaIndonesiaPalauIndiaCambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia.

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