Lazuli kingfisher
| Lazuli kingfisher | |
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| Todiramphus lazuli by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. lazuli |
| Binomial name | |
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Todiramphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) [orth. error] |
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Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) [orth. error]
The lazuli kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It gets its name due to its colour being reminiscent of Lapis Lazuli.
It is endemic to southern Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Seram, Ambon and Haruku.
It is blue and turquoise all over except its belly which is white.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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