Blue-black Kingfisher
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus(Wallace, AR, 1862)
English (US) Blue-black Kingfisher
The Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus nigrocyaneus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue-black Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1862)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus
- Todiramphus nigrocyaneus quadricolor
- Todiramphus nigrocyaneus stictolaemus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon nigrocyanea
- Described by
- (Wallace, AR, 1862)
- Type locality
- Northwest peninsula of New Guinea = Manokwari.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862, pt.2 p.165 pl.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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