Biology:Beach kingfisher

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Short description: Species of bird

Beach kingfisher
Beach Kingfisher - Halmahera S4E3693 (16316159391) (cropped).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. saurophagus
Binomial name
Todiramphus saurophagus
(Gould, 1843)
Subspecies[2]
  • T. s. saurophagus - (Gould, 1843)
  • T. s. anachoreta - (Reichenow, 1898)
  • T. s. admiralitatis - (Sharpe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Todiramphus saurophaga

The beach kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus saurophagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683422A92986391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683422A92986391.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22683422/92986391. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.

Wikidata ☰ Q1277299 entry