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Moluccan Kingfisher

Todiramphus diops (Temminck, CJ 1824)

The blue-and-white kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Morotai, Ngelengele, Halmahera, Damar, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Bacan, Obi and Obilatu. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Todiramphus
Scientific:
  Todiramphus diops

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1824)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.46, vol.4 pl.272

Protonym:
  Alcedo diops

Type locality:
  Amboina Timor and Celebes; error, I designate Ternate.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109923#page/315/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  06CB752D46B099DB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-06CB752D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/06CB752D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 692693

Geographic range:

  • Todiramphus diops: Halmahera, Ternate, Morotai, Bacan, Obi, and adjacent Moluccas
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Moluccan Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció de les Moluques
Czech:
ledňáček molucký
Danish:
Nordlig Molukisfugl
German:
Lasurliest
Spanish:
Alción Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Moluqueño
Finnish:
pohjoismolukkienkalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur des Moluques
Croatian:
molučki vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore biancazzurro
Japanese (romaji):
morukkashoubin
Japanese:
モルッカショウビン
Lithuanian:
Baltapilvis todiramfas
Dutch:
Noord-Molukse IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Molukkisfugl
Norwegian:
Molukkisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk molucki
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-de-dorso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-azul-e-branco
Russian:
Трёхцветная альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec modro-biely
Serbian:
Plavo-beli vodomar
Swedish:
blåvit kungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон лазуровий
Chinese:
摩鹿加翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
摩鹿加翡翠

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur des Moluques ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur des Moluques ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Halcyon diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Halcyon diops) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Halcyon diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Halcyon diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Moluccan Kingfisher ( Halcyon diops) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Halcyon diops [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Halcyon diops diops [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Halcyon diops diops [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todirhamphus diops) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Blue-and-white Kingfisher ( Todiramphus diops) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Todiramphus diops [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Todiramphus diops [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Todiramphus [diops or lazuli] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: Alció de les Moluques
Czech: Lednácek molucký, ledňáček molucký
Danish: Nordlig Molukisfugl
German: Lasurliest
English: Blue and white Kingfisher, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Blue-white Kingfisher, Moluccan Kingfisher
English, HBW: Blue-and-white Kingfisher
English (IOC): Blue-and-white Kingfisher
English (United States): Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Esperanto: Blublanka arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de las Molucas, Alción Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain): Alción Moluqueño
Spanish (HBW): Blue-and-white Kingfisher
Estonian: maluku safiirlind, sunda safiirlind
Finnish: Pohjoismolukkienkalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur de Temminck, Martin-chasseur des Moluques
Croatian: molučki vodomar
Indonesian: Cekakak Biru-putih, Raja udang
Italian: Martin pescatore biancazzurro, Martin pescatore delle Molucche
Japanese (romaji): morukkashoubin
Japanese: モルッカショウビン
Scientific: Alcedo diops, Halcyon diops, Halcyon diops diops, Todiramphus diops, Todirhamphus diops
Lithuanian: Baltapilvis todiramfas
Dutch: Noordmolukse Ijsvogel, Noord-Molukse IJsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Molukkisfugl
Norwegian: Molukkisfugl
Polish: łowczyk molucki, lowiec molucki, łowiec molucki
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-dorso-azul
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-azul-e-branco
Russian: Лазурная альциона, Молуккская альциона, Трёхцветная альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec modro-biely
Slovenian: azuritni gozdomec
Serbian: Plavo-beli vodomar
Swedish: blåvit kungsfiskare, Moluckkungsfiskare
Turkish: Maluku yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон лазуровий
Chinese: 摩鹿加翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 摩鹿加翡翠

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