Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
Overview
The Javan blue-banded kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae. It is endemic to and found throughout Java, but is thought to be extremely rare due to human pressures such as habitat destruction. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and rivers. Its population is estimated to be just 50-249 individuals, and is believed to be in decline.
The Blue-banded Kingfisher faces severe population decline primarily due to rapid deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its Southeast Asian range. Mining activities and agricultural expansion have destroyed critical riparian forests along streams where the species depends for nesting and foraging. Water pollution from industrial runoff and agricultural chemicals has degraded the aquatic ecosystems that support its fish prey base. Climate change is altering precipitation patterns, affecting the seasonal water levels essential for successful breeding cycles.
Habitat
The Blue-banded Kingfisher inhabits pristine tropical rainforest streams and rivers with overhanging vegetation, typically in lowland and hill forests up to 1,000 meters elevation. It requires clear, fast-flowing waters with abundant small fish and aquatic insects, along with suitable earthen banks for excavating nesting burrows.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in ALCEDINIDAE
Threatened in Indonesia
Frequently asked questions
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