Collared Kingfisher

Description:

24 cm. It varies from blue to green above while the underparts can be white and it also has a white collar around the neck. Some races have a white or buff stripe over the eye while others have a white spot between the eye and bill. There may be a black stripe through the eye. The large bill is black with a pale yellow base to the lower mandible. Females tend to be greener than the males. Immature birds are duller than the adults with dark scaly markings on the neck and breast.

Habitat:

Lankayan Island, Sabah.