Marquesan Kingfisher
Todiramphus godeffroyi(Finsch, FHO, 1877)
English (US) Marquesan Kingfisher
The Marquesan Kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi) 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: southern Marquesas Islands (Hivaoa, Tahuata, and Fatuhiva)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus godeffroyi
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Marquesan Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1877)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon godeffroyi
- Described by
- (Finsch, FHO, 1877)
- Type locality
- Marquesas Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.3 p.408
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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