Melanesian Kingfisher
Todiramphus tristrami(Layard, EL, 1880)
English (US) Melanesian Kingfisher
The Melanesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus tristrami) 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 tristrami
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Melanesian Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Layard, EL, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus tristrami nusae
- Todiramphus tristrami matthiae
- Todiramphus tristrami stresemanni
- Todiramphus tristrami novaehiberniae
- Todiramphus tristrami bennetti
- Todiramphus tristrami tristrami
- Todiramphus tristrami alberti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon tristrami
- Described by
- (Layard, EL, 1880)
- Type locality
- Makira Harbor, Solomon Islands, error = Blanche Bay, New Britain.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.4, no.16 p.460 pl.15
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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