About the Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
The Sulawesi lilac kingfisher is a species of kingfisher in the genus Cittura, found in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and Lembeh.
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It has the typical kingfisher shape, with a short tail and long bill. The adult male has a brown crown and back and rufous rump and tail. It has a blue eye mask, separated from the crown by a white line, and a pale lilac ruff of long stiffened ear covert feathers. The underparts are white and the wings are blue, separated by a white line from the brown back. The red bill is large and flattened. In flight, the underwings are white with a black "wrist" patch. The call is a rapid ku-ku-ku-ku.
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Where the Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher lives
When to see the Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
Peak activity in August · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Blue-and-white KingfisherTodiramphus diopsThe blue-and-white kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Indigo-banded KingfisherCeyx cyanopectusThe Indigo-banded kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Cinnamon-banded KingfisherTodiramphus australasiaThe cinnamon-banded kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
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