Biology:Blue-and-white kingfisher

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Short description: Species of bird

Blue-and-white kingfisher
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Todiramphus diops
(Temminck, 1824)

The blue-and-white kingfisher (Todiramphus diops) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Morotai, Ngelengele, Halmahera, Damar, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Bacan, Obi and Obilatu.[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus diops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683304A92983541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683304A92983541.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22683304/92983541. Retrieved 13 November 2021. 
  2. Coates, Brian J.; K. David Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, The Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Alderley, Queensland: Dove Publications. p. 377. 


Wikidata ☰ Q1263647 entry