The Blue-and-white Kingfisher occurs in the northern Moluccas. Males have blue wings and back with a white head and underparts; the account lists habitats from forests and streams to farmland and coasts.
Adult males have blue wings and back with a white head and underparts. Females have reddish-brown on the underside and darker markings on the head.
The account describes it as resident and active by day.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.