Javan Kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris)
About the Javan Kingfisher
The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae) endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. The brightly-colored Javan kingfisher has the large head and bill typical of kingfishers, although the species is less suited for aquatic hunting than many of its relatives and catches much of its prey on land or near the water's edge. The highly territorial bird lays its round white eggs in burrows excavated from earthen walls and riverbanks.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 18 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND · 1 Public Domain / CC0. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesrecording
- Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutirecording
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisrecording
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.