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Forest kingfisher

Todiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 37.2 g to 37.4 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the forest kingfisher

Weight
37.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.28src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the forest 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 forest 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 forest kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), also known as Macleay's or the blue kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae, also known as tree kingfishers. It is a predominantly a blue and white bird. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea and coastal eastern and Northern Australia. Like many other kingfishers, it hunts invertebrates, small frogs, and lizards.

From the Wikipedia article “Forest kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forest_kingfisher&oldid=1314159212), 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 forest kingfisher endangered?

The forest 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 forest kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusTodiramphus
  7. SpeciesTodiramphus macleayii (Jardine & Selby, 1830)

Synonyms Lazulena macleayii, Todirhamphus macleayii, Todirhamphus macleayii macleayii

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • alció forestalCatalan
  • ledňáček lesklýCzech
  • NymfeisfuglDanish
  • SpiegelliestGerman
  • arbara alcionoEsperanto
  • Alción de MacleaySpanish
  • Alción del MacleaySpanish
  • mets-safiirlindEstonian
  • australianmetsäkalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur forestierFrench
  • crnouhi vodomarCroatian
  • tükrös halciónHungarian
  • Cekakak rimbaIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore di forestaItalian
  • Martin pescatore di MacleayItalian
  • モリショウビンJapanese
  • australinis todiramfasLithuanian
  • Macleays IJsvogelDutch
  • skogisfuglNorwegian
  • łowczyk leśnyPolish
  • guarda-rios-da-florestaPortuguese
  • martim-caçador-da-florestaPortuguese
  • Лесная альционаRussian
  • rybárikovec zrkadlovýSlovak
  • akvamarinski gozdomecSlovenian
  • Prašumski vodomarSerbian
  • skogskungsfiskareSwedish
  • Orman yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Macleay YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • альціон лісовийUkrainian
  • 林翡翠Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the forest 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 forest kingfisher?

An adult forest kingfisher weighs 37.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the forest kingfisher live?

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

Is the forest kingfisher endangered?

The forest 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 forest kingfisher?

The forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{forest_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Forest kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forest-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}