Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Todiramphus diops(Temminck, CJ, 1824)
English (US) Blue-and-white Kingfisher
The Blue-and-white Kingfisher (Todiramphus diops) 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: Halmahera, Ternate, Morotai, Bacan, Obi, and adjacent MoluccasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus diops
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-and-white Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo diops
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1824)
- Type locality
- Amboina Timor and Celebes; error, I designate Ternate.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.46, vol.4 pl.272
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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