Rusty-capped Kingfisher
Todiramphus pelewensis(Wiglesworth, LW, 1891)
English (US) Rusty-capped Kingfisher
The Rusty-capped Kingfisher (Todiramphus pelewensis) 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: Palau (western Caroline Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus pelewensis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Rusty-capped Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Wiglesworth, LW, 1891)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon pelewensis
- Described by
- (Wiglesworth, LW, 1891)
- Type locality
- Palau Islands.
- Original description
- Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologisch-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 3 no.6 p.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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