Islet kingfisher | |
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Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Todiramphus |
Species: | T. colonus |
Binomial name | |
Todiramphus colonus (Hartert, 1896) |
The islet kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
It is endemic to islands in the Louisiade Archipelago, within Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Collared kingfisher.