AZURE KINGFISHER Alcedo azureus #

Range A. a. ochrogaster Biak, Supiori, Numfor, Yapen.

Status Resident. Obtained by four collectors but except KDB’s observations and those by Gibbs (1993) there appear to be no recent records on Biak. Based on our few observations it appears widespread but confined to streams and creeks in forest and is usually seen singly or in pairs.