Kofiau paradise kingfisher
| Kofiau paradise kingfisher | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Halcyonidae |
| Genus: | Tanysiptera |
| Species: | T. ellioti |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanysiptera ellioti Sharpe, 1870 | |
The Kofiau paradise kingfisher (Tanysiptera ellioti) is a tree kingfisher endemic to the Indonesian island Kofiau. This little-known bird is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common paradise kingfisher (T. galatea).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2013). "Tanysiptera ellioti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.