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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
20/05/2024 01:39:36 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Ultramarine Kingfisher*
Id (Atlas):
Todiramphus leucopygius
Description (10 )
Ultramarine Kingfisher
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Other Scientific Names
Todirhamphus leucopygius [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]
Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Size
18 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Verreaux, 1858)
Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also Subtropical and tropical lowland dry and moist shrubland, rural gardens and plantations. From sea-level to 2,000 m.
Papua New Guinea (B), Solomon Islands (B).
Solomon Is, from Buka and Bougainville through Shortlands, Choiseul, Santa Isabel and the Floridas to Guadalcanal.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
A rattling, repeated 'kakatakatakata'.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)... )
Listen to XC543634
Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius ) [XC543634 ]
by Niels Krabbe from Kunua, lower Aiope R, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea (song)
Listen to XC289432
Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius ) [XC289432 ]
by Iain Woxvold from Mt Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands (call, contact calls)
Subspecies
Genus often merged into Halcyon . Forms a superspecies with Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops ), Lazuli Kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli ), New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus ), Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii ) and Vanuatu Kingfisher (Todiramphus farquhari ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Ultramarine Kingfisher see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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