Society Kingfisher
Todiramphus veneratus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Society Kingfisher
The Society Kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus) 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 veneratus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Society Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus veneratus veneratus
- Todiramphus veneratus youngi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo venerata
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- 'Insula amici' = Society Islands.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.453
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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