Biology:Blue-and-white kingfisher
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Short description: Species of bird
Blue-and-white kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Todiramphus |
Species: | T. diops
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Binomial name | |
Todiramphus diops (Temminck, 1824)
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1263647 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-and-white kingfisher.
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