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title: "Javan Kingfisher"
description: "Halcyon cyanoventris — Aves. The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae) endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/javan-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Javan Kingfisher

> Halcyon cyanoventris — Aves. The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae) endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali.

- Scientific name: *Halcyon cyanoventris*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 752
- Wikidata: [Q31965](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31965)
- iNaturalist taxon: [2352](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/2352)

## Names

- en: Javan Kingfisher
- de: Javaliest
- es: Alción de Java
- fr: Martin-chasseur de Java
- nl: Javaanse ijsvogel
- pl: Łowiec brązowoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

ID (704)

## Summary

The Javan kingfisher (Halcyon cyanoventris), sometimes called the blue-bellied kingfisher or Java kingfisher, is a medium-sized kingfisher (subfamily Halcyoninae) endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali.
The brightly-colored Javan kingfisher has the large head and bill typical of kingfishers, although the species is less suited for aquatic hunting than many of its relatives and catches much of its prey on land or near the water's edge. The highly territorial bird lays its round white eggs in burrows excavated from earthen walls and riverbanks.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_kingfisher

## Photo

![Javan Kingfisher](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/javan-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fajar Alfitrian · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/279698926

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/javan-kingfisher?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).