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Cerulean kingfisher

Alcedo coerulescens Vieillot, 1818

LCLeast Concernbirds

The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 34.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)
Photo: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of Singapore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cerulean kingfisher

Weight
34.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.2src 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 cerulean kingfisher live?

Not recorded

What is the cerulean kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) is a kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae which is native to parts of Indonesia. With an overall metallic blue impression, it is very similar to the common kingfisher, but it is white underneath instead of orange. Males average bluer than females, which have a greenish cast.

It is sometimes called the small blue kingfisher but in Indonesia and parts of Asia that name refers to Alcedo atthis (common kingfisher).

From the Wikipedia article “Cerulean kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cerulean_kingfisher&oldid=1314021316), 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 cerulean kingfisher endangered?

The cerulean 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 cerulean kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusAlcedo
  7. SpeciesAlcedo coerulescens Vieillot, 1818

Synonyms Alcedo beryllina, Alcedo caerulescens

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Small blue kingfisherEnglish
  • رفراف لازورديArabic
  • blauet aiguamarinaCatalan
  • ledňáček drobnýCzech
  • ledňáček blankytnýCzech
  • pysgotwr glas bachWelsh
  • Indonesisk IsfuglDanish
  • TürkiseisvogelGerman
  • TürkisfischerGerman
  • blua alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín pescador azuladoSpanish
  • lasuur-jäälindEstonian
  • jaavansinikalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-pêcheur aigue marineFrench
  • Martin-pêcheur aigue-marineFrench
  • plavetni vodomarCroatian
  • Raja-udang biruIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore minoreItalian
  • Il martin pescatore azzurroItalian
  • Martin pescatore ceruleoItalian
  • ヒメアオカワセミJapanese
  • melsvasis tulžysLithuanian
  • TurkooisijsvogelDutch
  • akvamarinisfuglNorwegian
  • zimorodek błękitnyPolish
  • guarda-rios-azuladoPortuguese
  • guarda-rios-cerúleoPortuguese
  • Бело-голубой зимородокRussian
  • Малый голубой зимородокRussian
  • rybárik mangrovovýSlovak
  • sinji vodomecSlovenian
  • Mali plavi vodomarSerbian
  • akvamarinkungsfiskareSwedish
  • Gökçe YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Küçük mavi yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • рибалочка лазуровийUkrainian
  • 小蓝翠鸟Chinese
  • 小藍翠鳥Chinese

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Relatives of the cerulean 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 cerulean kingfisher?

An adult cerulean kingfisher weighs 34.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cerulean kingfisher endangered?

The cerulean 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 cerulean kingfisher?

The cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{cerulean_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Cerulean kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cerulean-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}