Blue-banded Kingfisher
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Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae

[Photo] Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona). RICHARD BOWDLER SHARPE's ORIGINAL HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPH from "A Monograph of The Alcedinidae, or Family of Kingfishers", 1868 - 1871. Source: http://www.audubon.co.uk/KingfisherEnlarged/85.htm

The Blue-banded Kingfisher (Alcedo euryzona) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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