Hombron's kingfisher

Hombron's kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Actenoides
Species: A. hombroni
Binomial name
Actenoides hombroni
(Bonaparte, 1850)

Hombron's kingfisher or the blue-capped kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to the Philippines. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forests and subtropical or tropical, moist, montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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