Ultramarine Kingfisher
Todiramphus leucopygius(Verreaux, JP, 1858)
English (US) Ultramarine Kingfisher
The Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius) 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: eastern and central Solomon IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus leucopygius
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ultramarine Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP, 1858)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Cyanalcyon leucopygius
- Described by
- (Verreaux, JP, 1858)
- Type locality
- Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 10 p.305
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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