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OverviewAI-generated
The blue-eared kingfisher (*Alcedo meninting*) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It belongs to the order Coraciiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Horsfield in 1821 and is currently accepted as a valid species. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2024.
This freshwater habitat species is found in Indonesia. Its diet consists of crustaceans, larvae, and fish. Reproductive characteristics include a litter size of 4.6 and an egg incubation period of 21 days. The bird is also known by the names Raja-udang meninting and Menintingeisvogel.
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Vinony's link graph records 45 inbound references to Blue-eared kingfisher, and connects out to binomial nomenclature, India and Vietnam.
Vinony files it under Alcedo, Birds described in 1821 and Birds of Indomalaya.
Vinony links it to 39 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyAlcedinidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Alcedo meninting
- taxon name
- Alcedo meninting
- Commons gallery
- Alcedo meninting
- litter size
- 4.6
- egg incubation period
- 21
- taxon common name
- guarda-rios-oriental
- short name
- A. meninting
- taxon range
- Indonesia
- main food source
- fish
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Encyclopedic overview
The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. It is darker crowned, with darker rufous underparts and lacking the rufous ear stripe of the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) which is found in more open habitats. A number of subspecies have been described that differ in measurement and colour shade. Adult males have an all dark bill while females have a reddish lower mandible.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blue-eared kingfisher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.