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Blue-capped kingfisher

Actenoides hombroni Bonaparte, 1850

LCLeast Concernbirds

The blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 117 g to 126.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)
Photo: John Gould, HC Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-capped kingfisher

Weight
117 g – 126.5 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
Not recorded
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 blue-capped kingfisher live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-capped kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni), also known as Hombron's kingfisher, is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to the Philippines and found only on Mindanao. It is one of the most colorful kingfishers in the country having a dark blue (green for females) cap and wings with rufous spots, a striped rufous belly, white chin and red bill . Its natural habitats are on the upper ranges of tropical moist lowland forest and tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and its population is declining.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-capped kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-capped_kingfisher&oldid=1384645870), 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 blue-capped kingfisher endangered?

The blue-capped 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 blue-capped kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusActenoides
  7. SpeciesActenoides hombroni Bonaparte, 1850

Synonyms Actenoides hombroni hombroni, Actenoides lindsayi hombroni, Actenoides variegata, Halcyon hombroni, Halcyon hombroni hombroni, Halcyon lindsayi hombroni

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Hombron's kingfisherEnglish
  • Hombron's kingfisherEnglish
  • Hombron's kingfisherEnglish
  • رفراف هومبرونArabic
  • رفراف أزرق القبعةArabic
  • alció de MindanaoCatalan
  • ledňáček modrotemennýCzech
  • Blåkronet SkovisfuglDanish
  • MindanaoliestGerman
  • Mindanao-LiestGerman
  • bluĉapa alcionoEsperanto
  • Alción de MindanaoSpanish
  • mindanao safiirlindEstonian
  • mindanaonkalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur de HombronFrench
  • mindanaoski vodomarCroatian
  • mindanaói halciónHungarian
  • Martin pescatore capobluItalian
  • Martin pescatore di HombronItalian
  • フィリピンアオヒゲショウビンJapanese
  • mėlynkepuris halcionasLithuanian
  • MindanaobosijsvogelDutch
  • Mindanao-bosijsvogelDutch
  • mindanaoisfuglNorwegian
  • krasnogłów modryPolish
  • guarda-rios-de-mindanauPortuguese
  • martim-caçador-de-barrete-azulPortuguese
  • Синешапочная альционаRussian
  • Синешапочный зимородокRussian
  • Минданаоский ошейниковый зимородокRussian
  • rybárikovec modrohlavýSlovak
  • gorski gozdomecSlovenian
  • Vodomar sa plavom kapicomSerbian
  • hombronkungsfiskareSwedish
  • blåkronad kungsfiskareSwedish
  • Mindanao YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Mavi şapkalı yalıçakpınıTurkish
  • альціон синьоголовийUkrainian
  • 蓝顶翡翠Chinese
  • 藍頂林翡翠Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-capped kingfisher

Other species in the same genus Actenoides.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-capped kingfisher?

An adult blue-capped kingfisher weighs 117 g – 126.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-capped kingfisher endangered?

The blue-capped 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 blue-capped kingfisher?

The blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_capped_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-capped-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}