Hi, my birdbath camera got a photo of the Mangrove Kingfisher a few days ago. I have posted some photos on: http://backyardwildlifers.ning.com/photo/mangrove-kingfisher?context=latest
Is anyone is interested.
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3 responses to “Mangrove Kingfisher”
G’day guys
The bird photographed in Tom’s garden is certainly a Sacred Kingfisher, not a Collared (formerly named as Mangrove in Aust).
The spot before the eye in Collared KF is always whiter than Sacred, & like Greg says, usually appears as a spot rather than a patch thinning toward the eye & therefore forming a brow. The bird photographed to my mind is a classic freshly-plumaged adult Sacred KF.
Other features to help rule out Collared from Sacred include, amongst others, non-clean white breast/underparts (too buffy & black-edged for Collared) & peacock blue upperparts (Collared would have, in males & even less-so in females, peacock blue wings but not so much on back/mantle). From my observations up here in Cairns I find that at this time of year the arriving Sacreds look like this individual photographed, wheres the Collareds which are resident here, don’t go through such a dramatic change in plumage appearance & just look pretty similar to how they usually look all year, compared to Sacreds. Much greater bill length/proportion, together with much larger size, much greener & cleaner-white underparts (plus lores) helps to sort out the Collareds from the Sacreds up here. Then the calls are very different as well.
I hope that this helps a little.
Cheers
Martin Cachard Cairns 0428 782 808
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Hi Tom,
Looks like a Sacred Kingfisher to me, especially with the distinct eyebrow. The Collared (Mangrove) Kingfisher has a spot on the lores rather than an eyebrow. I would be interested in the views of others on the list.
Regards
Greg Clancy Ecologist and Birding Guide Coutts Crossing NSW
You said your birdbath camera “got” a photo of the bird, implying you didn’t take the shot yourself. Is the camera automated? How does it work?
Peter Shute