São Tomé kingfisher
| São Tomé kingfisher | |
|---|---|
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| adult (top) and juvenile | |
| Conservation status | |
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. cristata |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcedo cristata thomensis (Salvadori, 1902) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The São Tomé kingfisher (Alcedo cristata thomensis) is a bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Taxonomy
Originally described as a distinct species, it is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the malachite kingfisher. BirdLife International revised its status to subspecies in 2008.[1]