Description
The Javan kingfisher is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. It is a non-migratory species that lives in a variety of habitats, including pastures, fish ponds, paddyfields, marshes, coastal scrub, mangroves, open dry forest, municipal parks and gardens, and orchards. They do inhabit some coastal environments, but generally avoid contact with seawater. Unlike many species of kingfisher, the Javan kingfisher does not appear very dependent on proximity to a body of water.
The Javan kingfisher displays classic kingfisher perch-and-wait behavior, preferring isolated perches or exposed branches at forest edges rather than closed-canopy forest interiors. As they display a limited degree of eye rotation, kingfishers use head movements to track their prey. Once the prey is spotted, the kingfisher will wait for the opportune moment to swoop down and capture it with its large beak; after returning to its perch, the kingfisher will sometimes forcefully swing its prey against a branch in order to kill or soften it.
The Javan kingfisher typically prefers insects and small prey animals taken on land or at the water's edge over prey items actually within the water, and in fact seems less suited to aquatic hunting than many kingfishers of other genera. A typical diet for the Javan Kingfisher can include fish, frogs, reptiles, freshwater shrimp, and terrestrial and aquatic insects. Their diet is most likely dependent on the prey resources available within their territories, which can include a wide variety of habitat types.
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