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Banded kingfisher

Lacedo pulchella (Horsfield, 1821)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 44.7 g to 50.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella)
Photo: Rushen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the banded kingfisher

Weight
44.7 g – 50.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the banded kingfisher live?

Not recorded

What is the banded kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. The male has a bright blue crown with black and blue banding on the back. The female has rufous and black banding on the head and upperparts.

From the Wikipedia article “Banded kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banded_kingfisher&oldid=1379852147), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the banded kingfisher endangered?

The banded kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the banded kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusLacedo
  7. SpeciesLacedo pulchella (Horsfield, 1821)
Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • رفراف مخططArabic
  • Ивичесто земеродно рибарчеBulgarian
  • alció tigratCatalan
  • ledňáček vlnkovanýCzech
  • pysgotwr brycheulydWelsh
  • TigerisfuglDanish
  • WellenliestGerman
  • Stria arbalcionoEsperanto
  • tigrostria alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín Cazador ChicoSpanish
  • Martín cazador bonitoSpanish
  • vööt-safiirlindEstonian
  • tiikerikalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur mignonFrench
  • prugasti vodomarCroatian
  • vadászhalciónHungarian
  • Cekakak batuIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore fasciatoItalian
  • カザリショウビンJapanese
  • dryžasis tulžysLithuanian
  • Burung Pekaka Riang RimbaMalay
  • ZebraijsvogelDutch
  • Zebra-ijsvogelDutch
  • blåhettekokaburraNorwegian
  • łowikPolish
  • łowik (rdzawolicy)Polish
  • guarda-rios-bonitoPortuguese
  • martim-caçador-bonitoPortuguese
  • martim-pescador-anilhadoPortuguese
  • Полосатый зимородокRussian
  • rybárikovec jarabýSlovak
  • tigrasti lovačSlovenian
  • bandad kungsfiskareSwedish
  • นกกะเต็นลายThai
  • Şeritli YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • альціон смугастийUkrainian
  • Sả vằnVietnamese
  • 横斑翠鸟Chinese
  • 橫斑翠鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the banded kingfisher

Other species in the same family Alcedinidae.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the banded kingfisher?

An adult banded kingfisher weighs 44.7 g – 50.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the banded kingfisher endangered?

The banded kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the banded kingfisher?

The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-kingfisher

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BibTeX
@misc{banded_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}