• Synonyms Roest Kingfisher, Blue Kingfisher, Bush Kingfisher, MacLeay's Kingfisher, Australian Forest-Kingfisher, Australian Forest Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Halcyon macleayii, Lazulena macleayii, Todirhamphus macleayii

Forest Kingfisherbird sounds *

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    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
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    , © nick talbot
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, duet, © James Lambert
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
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    Call, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
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    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
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    Call, © nick talbot
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Forest Kingfisher

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion se New Guinea and nc, e Australia
  • Non breeding region to se Moluccas and s New Guinea

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

Species Name in Other Languages

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
GermanSpiegelliest, Spiegeliest
Hungariantükrös halción
IndonesianRaja udang hutan, Cekakak rimba
ItalianMartin pescatore di foresta
Japaneseモリショウビン
Lithuanianaustralinis todiramfas
Norwegianskogisfugl
Norwegian NynorskSkogisfugl
Polishłowiec leśny, łowczyk leśny, lowiec lesny
Portugueseguarda-rios-da-floresta, martim-caçador-da-floresta
RussianЛесная альциона
SerbianPrašumski vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec zrkadlový
Slovenianakvamarinski gozdomec
SpanishAlción del Macleay, Alción de Macleay, Alción de Roest
Swedishskogskungsfiskare
TurkishMacleay Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон лісовий