In appearance very like the brown-hooded kingfisher but with a red rather than red and black bill and similar to the woodland kingfisher, but the woodland kingfisher lacks the chestnut belly and has greater coverage of cyan feathers on the back.
This bird is similar to the brown-hooded kingfisher in appearance, but it has a distinctive feature - a reddish bill instead of the usual red and black. It also shares characteristics with the woodland kingfisher, although it can be told apart by its belly color and back feathers.