Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
Cittura cyanotis(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
The Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
Range: Sulawesi and Lembeh IslandRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cittura cyanotis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sulawesi Lilac Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Dacelo cyanotis
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Sumatra, error = Celebes.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.44, vol.4 pl.262
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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