Kofiau paradise kingfisher
Kofiau paradise kingfisher | |
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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.
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