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Blue-eared kingfisher

Alcedo meninting Horsfield, 1821

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The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 19.6 g to 20.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the blue-eared kingfisher

Weight
19.6 g – 20.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
fish, larvasrc for Main food
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.6src 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 blue-eared kingfisher live?

Not recorded

What is the blue-eared kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) is found in Asia, ranging across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is found mainly in dense shaded forests where it hunts in small streams. It is darker crowned, with darker rufous underparts and lacking the rufous ear stripe of the common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) which is found in more open habitats. A number of subspecies have been described that differ in measurement and colour shade. Adult males have an all dark bill while females have a reddish lower mandible.

From the Wikipedia article “Blue-eared kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blue-eared_kingfisher&oldid=1379852164), 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-eared kingfisher endangered?

The blue-eared 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-eared kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusAlcedo
  7. SpeciesAlcedo meninting Horsfield, 1821
Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • صياد السمك أزرق الأذنينArabic
  • নীলকান মাছরাঙাBangla
  • blauet menintingCatalan
  • ledňáček modrohřbetýCzech
  • pysgotwr clustlasWelsh
  • Blåøret IsfuglDanish
  • MenintingeisvogelGerman
  • Meninting-EisvogelGerman
  • bludorsa alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín pescador menintingSpanish
  • türkiis-jäälindEstonian
  • sinikorvakalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-pêcheur ménintingFrench
  • Meninting-jégmadárHungarian
  • Raja-udang menintingIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore guancebluItalian
  • Martin pescatore dalle orecchie biancheItalian
  • Martin pescatore orecchie biancheItalian
  • ルリカワセミJapanese
  • ಕಿರು ಮಿಂಚುಳ್ಳಿKannada
  • mėlynausis tulžysLithuanian
  • പൊടിപ്പൊന്മാൻMalayalam
  • ပိန်ညင်းနားပြာBurmese
  • MenintingijsvogelDutch
  • lakmusisfuglNorwegian
  • zimorodek granatowyPolish
  • guarda-rios-orientalPortuguese
  • guarda-rios-de-faces-azuisPortuguese
  • Синеухий зимородокRussian
  • rybárik lesnýSlovak
  • mangrovski vodomecSlovenian
  • Plavouhi vodomarSerbian
  • menintingkungsfiskareSwedish
  • นกกะเต็นน้อยหลังสีน้ำเงินThai
  • นกกระเต็นน้อยหลังสีน้ำเงินThai
  • Meninting YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Mavi kulaklı yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • рибалочка темно-синійUkrainian
  • 蓝耳翠鸟Chinese
  • 藍耳翠鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the blue-eared kingfisher

Other species in the same genus Alcedo.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the blue-eared kingfisher?

An adult blue-eared kingfisher weighs 19.6 g – 20.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the blue-eared kingfisher endangered?

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

What does the blue-eared kingfisher eat?

Its recorded main food is fish and larva.

What kind of animal is the blue-eared kingfisher?

The blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{blue_eared_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meninting)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-eared-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}