Blue-headed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) | Summary

Blue-headed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus

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Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: (Bonaparte, 1850)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2c+3c+4c

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Justification of Red List category
This large, attractive kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened because it is suspected to have declined moderately rapidly over the past three generations.

Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 217,000 km²

Country endemic: yes

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Blue-headed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/blue-headed-kingfisher-actenoides-monachus on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.