Wildlifeof Thailand
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedinidae
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Alcedo peninsulae
Basic stats
Diet
Fish and aquatic invertebrates
Habitat
Lowland forest streams
Range
Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
This small electric-blue forest kingfisher occupies shaded lowland streams and dives from low perches for aquatic prey (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Vulnerable (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher eat?
- Fish and aquatic invertebrates
- What habitat does the Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher live in?
- Lowland forest streams
- Where is the Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher found?
- Malay Peninsula and Sumatra