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This is a relatively large kingfisher, measuring up to 28 cm (11 in). It has a piebald colouring with white belly and collar, and olive to black upper parts. The beak is dark. Its call is a slow 'ki-ki-ki'; it may also utter series of three loud wails.
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When to see the Sombre Kingfisher
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is August, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Sombre Kingfisher
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Sombre Kingfisher
The sombre kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to island of Halmahera, in North Maluku, Indonesia.
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Easily confused with
Flat-billed KingfisherTodiramphus recurvirostrisThe flat-billed kingfisher is a compact bird characterized by a comparatively short, shallow, and wide bill.
Rusty-capped KingfisherTodiramphus pelewensisThe rusty-capped kingfisher or Palau kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Blue-black KingfisherTodiramphus nigrocyaneusThe blue-black kingfisher is 23 cm (9.1 inches) long and weighs 51–57 grams (1.8–2.0 ounces).
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