Biology:Mariana kingfisher

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Short description: Species of bird

Mariana kingfisher
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. albicilla
Binomial name
Todiramphus albicilla
(Dumont, 1823)

The Mariana kingfisher (Todiramphus albicilla) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Northern Mariana Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Subspecies

  • T. a. owstoni (Rothschild, 1904) – northern Mariana Islands
  • T. a. albicilla (Dumont, 1823) – southern Mariana Islands
  • T. a. orii (Taka-Tsukasa & Momiyama, 1931) – Rota

References

  • Andersen, M.J.; Shult, H.T.; Cibois, A.; Thibault, J.C.; Filardi, C.E.; Moyle, R.G. (2015). "Rapid diversification and secondary sympatry in Australo-Pacific kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae: Todiramphus)". Royal Society Open Science 2 (140375). doi:10.1098/rsos.140375. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q22285682 entry