Rufous Collared Kingfisher: Male

6th June 2014, Sg. Congkak, Selangor

Scientific Name: Actenoides concretus Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Rufous-Collared Kingfisher

11th March 2012, Sedim, Kedah

Local Name: Pekaka Rimba Besar Scientific Name: Actenoides concretus ]

Male Rufous-Collared Kingfisher

1st August 2010, Kemensah, Selangor

His call could be heard loud and clear just as I finished parking  the jeep  beside the trail. I immediately went searching for the source of the sound and saw him on a nearby tree. He called non-stop for almost 20 minutes even when I was taking his photos.  The previous sighting of this species was almost exactly a year ago, and it was a female.   Poor fella had lost a few of his tail feathers. Not to worry, he’ll get it back soon.

Rufous-Collared Kingfisher: Mission Accomplished

25 July 2009, Kemensah, Selangor

I was  on the lookout for this bird ever since my son took a blurry photo back in April. Last Saturday we thought maybe we would just have a half an hour of birding before going to the waterfalls. Went to the area around 6.00pm where she was last spotted and there she was, 15ft from us on a clear perch. A female Rufous-Collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus).     Mission Kingfisher (Rufous Collared and Blue-eared Kingfishers) I would say 'Mission accomplished'.