Blue-and-white kingfisher
| Blue-and-white kingfisher | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Halcyonidae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. diops |
| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus diops (Temminck, 1824) | |
The blue-and-white kingfisher (Todiramphus diops) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Morotai, Ngelengele, Halmahera, Damar, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Bacan, Obi and Obilatu.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Todiramphus diops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Coates, Brian J.; K. David Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, The Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Alderley, Queensland: Dove Publications. p. 377.