Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher
Cittura sanghirensisSharpe, RB, 1868
English (US) Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher
The Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher (Cittura sanghirensis) 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: rainforest of Sangihe and Siau islands (northeast of Sulawesi)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cittura sanghirensis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Sangihe Lilac Kingfisher
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1868
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Sharpe, RB, 1868
- Type locality
- Sangi Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868, pt.2 p.271 pl.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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