Forest Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsMacLeay's Kingfisher, Roest Kingfisher, Blue Kingfisher, Australian Forest Kingfisher, Bush Kingfisher, Australian Forest-Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdTodirhamphus macleayii, Lazulena macleayii, Halcyon macleayii
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusTodiramphus
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionse New Guinea and nc, e Australia
Non breeding regionto se Moluccas and s New Guinea

Forest Kingfisher bird sounds *

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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
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    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
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    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Forest Kingfisher

Forest Kingfisher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Todiramphus macleayii elisabethne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea-No
Todiramphus macleayii incinctusCape York Pen., ne QLD to ec NSW (ne, ec Australia)to se Moluccas, s New Guinea and se satellites; rare to Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.No
Todiramphus macleayii macleayiiTop End and satellites, n NT (nc Australia)e Lesser Sundas and Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea)No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció forestal
Chinese林翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)林翡翠
Croatiancrnouhi vodomar
Czechledňáček lesklý, Lednácek lesklý
DanishNymfeisfugl
DutchMacleays IJsvogel, Macleay-ijsvogel
EsperantoArbara arbalciono
Estonianmets-safiirlind
Finnishaustralianmetsäkalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur forestier, Martin-chasseur de Jacquinot
GermanSpiegeliest, Spiegelliest
Hungariantükrös halción
IndonesianCekakak rimba, Raja udang hutan
ItalianMartin pescatore di foresta
Japaneseモリショウビン
Lithuanianaustralinis todiramfas
Norwegianskogisfugl, Skogisfugl
Norwegian NynorskSkogisfugl
Polishlowiec lesny, łowczyk leśny, łowiec leśny
Portuguesemartim-caçador-da-floresta, guarda-rios-da-floresta
RussianЛесная альциона
SerbianPrašumski vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec zrkadlový
Slovenianakvamarinski gozdomec
SpanishAlción de Macleay, Alción de Roest, Alción del Macleay
Swedishskogskungsfiskare
TurkishMacleay Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон лісовий