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Mariana kingfisher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Alcedinidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Aves

Subfamily
  
Halcyoninae

Genus
  
Todiramphus

Order
  
Coraciiformes

Similar
  
Torresian kingfisher, Pacific kingfisher, Pohnpei kingfisher, Todiramphus, Society kingfisher

The Mariana kingfisher (Todiramphus albicilla) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Mariana Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Subspecies

  • T. a. owstoni (Rothschild, 1904) – northern Mariana Islands
  • T. a. albicilla (Dumont, 1823) – southern Mariana Islands
  • T. a. orii (Taka-Tsukasa & Momiyama, 1931) – Rota

    • References

    Mariana kingfisher Wikipedia
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