New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus)

Other Scientific Names
Halcyon albonotata [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Todirhamphus albonotatus [Collar et al. (1994)], Todirhamphus albonotatus [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Other Names (World)
New Britain Kingfisher, White-backed Kingfisher, White-mantled Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
16 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Ramsay, 1885)

Habitat
Primary and tall secondary forest. From sea-level - about 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Papua New Guinea (B) (NB).

New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss and degradation due to conversion to agriculture appears to be a threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

White-mantled Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) [XC38233]
by Frank Lambert from Tuve, behind Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea (call)

White-mantled Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) [XC38234]
by id from Tuve, behind Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops), Lazuli Kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli), Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii), Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius) and Vanuatu Kingfisher (Todiramphus farquhari).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) - 10 files

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the New Britain Kingfisher see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the New Britain Kingfisher

If you would like to read any articles about the New Britain Kingfisher...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of New Britain Kingfisher

If Birdpedia has no pictures of New Britain Kingfisher or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (2)

No Videos of New Britain Kingfisher

If Birdpedia has no videos of New Britain Kingfisher or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)

Where can I observe this species?

Select an area (or leave blank) to see locations where this species has been recorded.

Area

All

Optional: Complete the following if you wish to restrict the reserve to within a given distance of a location.

Please enter the Latitude and Longitiude of a given location together with the maximum distance (km) to display a list of reserves within that distance. You must enter a Latitude, a Longitude and a distance greater than 0.

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	Find GPS using Google Maps

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

On What Field Trips was this species observed?

Select an area (or leave blank), and a date range, to see field trips on which this species has been recorded.

Area

All

From	To

Latitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or	GPS help

Longitude: (Decimal degrees takes precedence)

Deg	Min	Sec			Decimal degrees (Include compass setting or value)
				or

Distance	Bearing
		Get Sample GPS readings

Latest Sightings for New Britain Kingfisher