Species profile
Blyth's Kingfisher
Alcedo hercules
Quick answer
Sikkim to sw China, Myanmar, n Laos, n Vietnam and Hainan
- Scientific name
- Alcedo hercules
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Alcedo
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened
Recording Blyth's Kingfisher in your journal
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Related species in Alcedinidae
- African Dwarf-kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei)
- African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Alcedo albogularis (Alcedo albogularis)
- Alcedo atricapilla (Alcedo atricapilla)
- Alcedo bicolor (Alcedo bicolor)
- Alcedo brasiliensis (Alcedo brasiliensis)
- Alcedo caerulea (Alcedo caerulea)
- Alcedo caeruleocephala (Alcedo caeruleocephala)