Lazuli kingfisher

Lazuli kingfisher
Todiramphus lazuli by John Gerrard Keulemans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species: T. lazuli
Binomial name
Todiramphus lazuli
(Temminck, 1830)
Synonyms

Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) [orth. error]

The lazuli kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It gets its name due to its colour being reminiscent of Lapis Lazuli.

Debruition

It is endemic to southern Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Seram, Ambon and Haruku.

Description

It is blue and turquoise all over except its belly which is white.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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