Chattering Kingfisher
Todiramphus tutus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Chattering Kingfisher
The Chattering Kingfisher (Todiramphus tutus) 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 tutus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Chattering Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus tutus tutus
- Todiramphus tutus atiu
- Todiramphus tutus mauke
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo tuta
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Tahiti.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.453 no.28
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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