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Guam Kingfisher

Todiramphus cinnamominus

The Guam Kingfisher is a beautiful bird with bright blue and orange feathers. It is known for its loud call and loves to catch insects and small animals to eat.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Guam Kingfisher has striking cinnamon-orange underparts and a metallic blue-green back and wings. A bright white collar wraps around its neck, contrasting with its dark head and stout, dagger-like bill. Its vibrant plumage makes it stand out distinctly.

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Guam Kingfisher
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Guam Kingfisher

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Interessante Fakten

Each Guam Kingfisher has a unique leg band for easy identification.

It is extinct in the wild, living only in special zoos around the world!

Scientists hope to return these amazing birds to their wild home someday.

This bird is a champion insect hunter, even catching spiders and crabs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Precision Predator

Guam Kingfisher has incredibly sharp eyesight that helps them spot tiny insects and lizards from high up in the trees.

Fähigkeit

Lightning Strike

Guam Kingfisher can quickly dive and snatch prey with its powerful, pointed beak, making it a super-fast hunter.

Fähigkeit

Vigilant Parent

Guam Kingfisher has a strong instinct to care for its young, often using tree cavities for safe nesting sites.

Maße und Details

Länge
20-24 cm
Flügelspannweite
30-35 cm
Gewicht
0.04-0.06 kg
Lebenserwartung
8-10 Jahre
Top Speed
30 km/h
Gelegegröße
2-3
Brutzeit
21-23 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

This kingfisher is a fierce hunter, mainly eating insects, spiders, and small lizards!

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • grasshoppers
  • lizards
  • spiders
  • land snails
  • small crabs

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

This invasive snake was the primary cause of its extinction in the wild.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

A common insect prey that kingfishers actively hunt.

hunts

Littoral Skink

Emoia atrocostata

One of the small lizards it would have preyed upon in Guam.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Guam Kingfisher?

20-24 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Guam Kingfisher?

30-35 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Guam Kingfisher?

0.04-0.06 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Guam Kingfisher?

8-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Guam Kingfisher?

30 km/h

Was frisst Guam Kingfisher?

This kingfisher is a fierce hunter, mainly eating insects, spiders, and small lizards!

Wo findet man Guam Kingfisher normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Guam Kingfisher?

Ambush

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