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When to see the Melanesian Kingfisher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Melanesian Kingfisher
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Melanesian Kingfisher
The Melanesian kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the northwest and central Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.
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Easily confused with
Rufous-lored KingfisherTodiramphus winchelliThe rufous-lored kingfisher is about 25 cm (9.8 in) long.
Cinnamon-banded KingfisherTodiramphus australasiaThe cinnamon-banded kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Blue-and-white KingfisherTodiramphus diopsThe blue-and-white kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
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