Beach Kingfisher
Todiramphus saurophagus(Gould, J, 1843)
English (US) Beach Kingfisher
The Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) 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 saurophagus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Beach Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus saurophagus saurophagus
- Todiramphus saurophagus anachoreta
- Todiramphus saurophagus admiralitatis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon saurophaga
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1843)
- Type locality
- New Guinea, type from the northern coast, between Island of Jobi and Cape d Urville.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.126 p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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