KINGFISHER 11/13 - Banded Kingfisher

Female

 

Another KF for my collection. Size 7-8" in length with a tiniest of beak among KF. Its name relate to the black & whitee bands on its wing in the case of the male and black on brown in the case of the female.

You Singaporean killed their environment and apparently is extinct down under. Unlike other KF this forest bird has no apparent association with streams or fish ponds. It is not shy and can be called out by imitation or playback of its call...........a slow repeative cadence upto 15 phrases. They usually call during dusk & dawn. Must get the player and sound at Digital Mall PJ. The female is as beautiful as the male but upper part brown with black barring. We missed it at Bkt Rengit got the male thanks to Jason & Lim.

Finally the female Banded Kingfisher was sighted at Awana last weekend. Most of the time it is in the dense foliage in the ravine or hillside of the Awana track. It will sit quietly on its perch unless harrass by some territorial bird like the fantail.

Depending on its mood it can be called out. I have a photo in my collection here of the Male shot 2 years back in Bkt Rengit. anyway for me it was a happy outing though no lifer but some close & good resighting of the Red bearded Beeater and Hill Blue Flycatcher make up the morning session A jungle King like the Rufous collared which is still in my wanted list in Kemensah............

First time meeting ZFWong  and Samuel. The ShutterAsia Macro gang were there too. Now for the last two kingfisher of peninsula  is the Brown-winged of Langkawi  and the Ruddy the migrant..............