Blue-capped kingfisher  (Actenoides hombroni)

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Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Primary forest: Forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Secondary forest: Forest that has re-grown after a major disturbance, such as fire or timber harvest, but has not yet reached the mature state of primary forest.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (2001) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol.6: Mousebirds to Hornbills. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  3. BirdLife International (October, 2007)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1138&m=0
  4. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  5. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  6. BirdLife International. (2003) Saving Asia's Threatened Birds: a Guide for Government and Civil Society. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.