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Ultramarine kingfisher

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(Redirected from Todiramphus leucopygius) Species of bird

Ultramarine kingfisher
illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species: T. leucopygius
Binomial name
Todiramphus leucopygius
(Verreaux, 1858)

The ultramarine kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

Habitat

It is found on Bougainville Island and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus leucopygius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683341A92984466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683341A92984466.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Tree kingfishers
Lacedo
Dacelo
Clytoceyx
Cittura
Pelargopsis
Halcyon
Todiramphus
Caridonax
Melidora
Actenoides
Syma
Tanysiptera
56 to 61 living species in 12 genera
Taxon identifiers
Todiramphus leucopygius


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