Subfamily Alcedininae Scientific name Alcedo thomensis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Alcedinidae Higher classification Alcedo | |
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Similar Príncipe kingfisher, Bismarck kingfisher, White‑bellied kingfisher, Buru dwarf kingfisher, Kingfisher | ||
The São Tomé kingfisher (Corythornus cristatus thomensis) is a bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to São Tomé, an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea and was first described by the Italian ornithologist Tommaso Salvadori in 1902 under the binomial name Corythornis thomensis. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 showed that the São Tomé kingfisher is a subspecies of the malachite kingfisher.
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