Biology:Islet kingfisher

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Short description: Species of bird

Islet kingfisher
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. colonus
Binomial name
Todiramphus colonus
(Hartert, 1896)

The islet kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

Distribution

It is endemic to islands in the Louisiade Archipelago, within Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.

Taxonomy

It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Collared kingfisher.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q22285064 entry