Forest Kingfisher
Todiramphus macleayii
Woodstock, NE Qld IMG_1347 20200806 - incinctus female. CLICK for male, Cemetery, Cairns NFE Qld 20240817.
Notes: Forest-living kingfisher w. white
belly & vibrant multi-tone blue wings & back. Bright
white
loral spot, large white wing panels. Male: complete
white collar. Female incomplete white collar.
Ssp
incinctus has a greener tinge to its back & is slightly
larger than nominate macleayii. Nests in
arboreal termitaria in summer. Mostly
resident all year round in N, birds in S may migrate
to New
Guinea, Indonesia.
Range from Morcombe & Stewart©(modified)
Artemis Station, CYP, Qld IMG_2256 20160911 incinctus male
Tyto Wetland, Ingham, FN Qld IMG_6852 20220601 incinctus male
Cumberland Dam, Georgetown, FN Qld IMG_6738 20200623 - incinctus CLICK for male (L) and female (R) there.
Pioneer Cemetery, Cairns North, FNE Qld IMG_6989 20220708 - incinctus female
Nifold Plain, Lakefield NP, CYPAL, FNE Qld IMG_1388 20220831 - incinctus male in front of female, male Magpie-lark on right. CLICK for a male the next day.
At footbridge, Gordonvale, FNE Qld IMG_7986 20240608 - incinctus likely male. CLICK for another view.
Koolpin Gorge, Kakadu, NE NT IMG_2745 20180724 - macleayii female
Fogg Dam, N NT IMG_6895 20160720 - macleayii female
Rifle Creek area, Mt Molloy, FNE Qld IMG_6603 20240205 - incinctus
Jaxut Camp, Cathu State Forest, NE Qld IMG_2599 20200815 - incinctus
Tinaroo Falls at Dam, FN Qld MVI_0185 20190414 - incinctus