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Collared kingfisher

Todiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783)

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The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 55.6 g to 66.3 g and live up to 8.83 years. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the collared kingfisher

Weight
55.6 g – 66.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
8.83 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
9.58 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2 – 3.89src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the collared kingfisher live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The collared kingfisher is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the collared kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher.

From the Wikipedia article “Collared kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_kingfisher&oldid=1379087197), 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 collared kingfisher endangered?

The collared 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.

How is the collared kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusTodiramphus
  7. SpeciesTodiramphus chloris (Boddaert, 1783)

Synonyms Halcyon chloris, Halcyon chloris chloris, Todirhamphus chloris, Todirhamphus chloris chloris

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Asian collared kingfisherEnglish
  • White-collared kingfisherEnglish
  • White-collared kingfisherEnglish
  • رفراف مطوقArabic
  • ধলাঘাড় মাছরাঙাBangla
  • alció de collar blancCatalan
  • tingkarólCebuano
  • ledňáček obojkovýCzech
  • ledňáček proměnlivýCzech
  • Grøn IsfuglDanish
  • HalsbandliestGerman
  • koluma alcionoEsperanto
  • Alción acollaradoSpanish
  • mangroovi-safiirlindEstonian
  • turkoosikalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur à collier blancFrench
  • Cruidín bánmhuinceachIrish
  • שלדג צווארוןHebrew
  • ogrličasti vodomarCroatian
  • örvös halciónHungarian
  • Cekakak sungaiIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore dal collareItalian
  • ナンヨウショウビンJapanese
  • baltakaklis todiramfasLithuanian
  • mangrovju dzenītisLatvian
  • ပိန်ညင်းကုပ်ဖြူBurmese
  • WitkraagijsvogelDutch
  • jadeisfuglNorwegian
  • łowczyk obrożnyPolish
  • martim-caçador-de-colarPortuguese
  • guarda-rios-de-colar-brancoPortuguese
  • Белошейная альционаRussian
  • Воротничковая альционаRussian
  • rybárikovec bielokrkýSlovak
  • smaragdni gozdomecSlovenian
  • Azijski ogrličasti vodomarSerbian
  • halsbandskungsfiskareSwedish
  • นกกินเปี้ยวThai
  • sikotāTongan
  • Yakalı yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Ak Yakalı YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • альціон білошиїйUkrainian
  • 白領翡翠Chinese
  • 白领翡翠Chinese

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Relatives of the collared kingfisher

Other species in the same genus Todiramphus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the collared kingfisher?

An adult collared kingfisher weighs 55.6 g – 66.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the collared kingfisher live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the collared kingfisher for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the collared kingfisher endangered?

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

How long does the collared kingfisher live?

The collared kingfisher has a recorded lifespan of 8.83 years.

What kind of animal is the collared kingfisher?

The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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@misc{collared_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/collared-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}