Islet kingfisher
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| Islet kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. colonus
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| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus colonus (Hartert, 1896)
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The islet kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Collared kingfisher.
References
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