Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Alcedinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Coraciiformes Subfamily Halcyoninae | |
Similar Buru dwarf kingfisher, Pohnpei kingfisher, Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher, Príncipe kingfisher, São Tomé kingfisher | ||
The black-headed kingfisher (Actenoides capucinus) is a species of kingfisher endemic to the eastern and southern regions of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It can be found in dense lowland forests up to 900 m elevation. It is threatened by habitat destruction by deforestation.
This species was recently elevated to species status, being previously considered green-backed kingfishers.
References
Black-headed kingfisher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA