Scaly-breasted Kingfisher

The scaly-breasted kingfisher or regent kingfisher (Actenoides princeps) belongs to bird in the family Alcedinidae endemic to central and southwestern Sulawesi in Indonesia. The adult scaly-breasted kingfisher measures about 24 cm (9 in) in length. Notable features include a blue head and reddish-brown collar, and the female has a buff-coloured forehead. The back is dark brown scalloped with buff. The underparts are plain whitish-buff in the male and are barred with darker colour in the female. (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, montane forests. Birds in the northeast of the range have horn-coloured bills, northwestern birds have red bills, and southern birds have orange and brown bills. that species is usually found at lower altitudes and has a dark-green back and reddish-brown underparts. The species is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Two subspecies are found in moist, montane forests, A. p. princeps from the northeast of the island and A. p. erythrorhamphus from the northwest and central parts. (Wikipedia, general species account).