MICRONESIAN KINGFISHER Halcyon cinnamomina cinnamomina Bird Order Coraciiformes Description Adults about 8 in long with a large strong beak. Brownish-red crown, black-green mask extends around the nape, dark blue-green upper-parts, purple-blue wings, and cinnamon wing lining. Upper beak dark brown, lower mainly horn colored; eyes dark brown, legs blackish. Females and young are a brownish-red (paler than the male) with white under parts. Range Once abundant on island of Guam. Now extinct on the island and found only in zoos. Status Extinct in the wild, entire population found in zoos. Lincoln Park Zoo participates in the Micronesian Kingfisher Species Survival Plan. Main threat to this bird is the brown tree snake believed to be carried to the island in military cargo planes during and after WW II. Photo © Greg Neise |
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