Beach kingfisher

Species of bird

Beach kingfisher
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. saurophagus
Binomial name
Todiramphus saurophagus
(Gould, 1843)
Subspecies[2]
  • T. s. saurophagus - (Gould, 1843)
  • T. s. anachoreta - (Reichenow, 1898)
  • T. s. admiralitatis - (Sharpe, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Todiramphus saurophaga

The beach kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus saurophagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683422A92986391. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683422A92986391.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
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56 to 61 living species in 12 genera
Taxon identifiers
Todiramphus saurophagus


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