Family Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Endangered
Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei)
Taxonomy
French: Martin-chasseur à moustaches German: Bougainville-Bartliest Spanish: Alción bigotudo de la Bougainville
Other common names:
Moustached Kingfisher (when lumped with A. excelsus)
Taxonomy:
Halcyon bougainvillei
Rothschild
, 1904,Bougainville Island
.Distribution:
Bougainville (N Solomons).
Descriptive notes
30–32 cm. Large and distinctive, with orange-rufous head, mantle and underparts; purple-blue eyestripe meets across nape; moustache, wings and tail all purple-blue;... read more
Voice
Loud, ringing laugh, “ko, ko, ko, ko, ko, ...”; possibly calls only in the periods just prior to... read more
Habitat
Probably restricted to interior of montane old-growth forest, with a recent record from 800 m,... read more
Food and feeding
Little information. Stick-insects (Phasmida) and frogs taken.
Breeding
No detailed information. Nest reported in arboreal ant nest on Bougainville. No other data.
Movements
Unknown; presumably sedentary.
Status and conservation
ENDANGERED. Restricted-range species: present in Solomon Group EBA. Rare and restricted in both distribution and habitat. Crepuscular, possibly even nocturnal, habits,... read more
Hitherto considered conspecific with A. excelsus. The two are geographically separated from congeners; may provide a link between Actenoides and Tanysiptera. Monotypic.