Basic Information
Scientific classification
- Chinese name: Light black jade
- Scientific name: Todirhamphus funebris, Halcyon funebris, Sombre kingfisher
- Classification: Climbing birds
- Genus and species: Order Coraciiformes, Family Kingfisher, Genus Aldebaran
Vital signs data
- Body length: Approximately 30 centimeters
- Weight: No verification information available.
- Lifespan: No verification data available.
Significant features
Distribution and Habitat
Distributed in the Wallace region (referring to the area east of the traditional Wallace Line (from the eastern waters of Mindanao through the Makassar Strait to the area between Bali and Lombok) and west of Papua New Guinea, including the islands of Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Southwest Islands, Moluccas (Maluku Islands), and East Timor in Indonesia).
They live in the dense forests of islands, and are also commonly found in swamp forests, coconut groves, secondary forests, mangroves, and forest edges. Sometimes they venture into farmland, gardens, and coconut plantations near the forest. This species is quite common from sea level to 620 meters.
Appearance
The Pale Black Kingfisher is 30 cm in length. Its head and forehead are black, with green tinges on the lores, cheekbones, face, and neck. It has long, narrow white eyebrows and a broad white collar around the neck. The upperparts are dark green. The back, shoulders, and wings are dark olive green. The tail is olive green. The white of the lower body appears somewhat grayish. There are some black markings on each side of the breast. The upper jaw is black. The iris is dark brown, and the legs are black. The female is slightly darker than the male. The crown is black, while the wattles and tail are dark brown. Most of the plumage is pale olive. The wings and tail are olive green.
The beak is thick and long, resembling a chisel, with a relatively wide base, a straight beak peak, a rounded ridge, and no nasal grooves on either side; the wings are rounded, with the first primary flight feather being the same length as or slightly shorter than the seventh primary flight feather, and the second, third, and fourth primary flight feathers being nearly the same length; the base of the primary flight feathers has white spots; the tail is rounded.
Detailed introduction
The pale black kingfisher, scientifically known as *Todirhamphus funebris* or *Halcyon funebris*, and also called Sombrero kingfisher, is a species of kingfisher in the order Coraciiformes and the family Kingfisheridae.
Like most forest kingfishers, the pale black kingfisher is entirely carnivorous. It typically hunts for prey in leaves or soil. Its main diet consists of invertebrates such as crickets, spiders, scorpions, and snails. It also eats small vertebrates such as small fish, snakes, and lizards.
There is no breeding data because no nests were found.
Listed in the IUCN Red List of Birds, ver 3.1: 2008.
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