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Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau)
Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae (Murphy, RC 1924)
The Niau kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the island of Niau in French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, plantations and rural gardens. Only 125 individuals remain in the wild. The Niau kingfisher is a multicolored, with bright blue feathers, a dusty orange head, and a bright green back. The entire population of these birds lives in Niau, and without serious intervention, they will likely become extinct. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae
Original description
Citation:
(Murphy, RC 1924)
Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit.
no.149 p.1
Protonym:
Todirhamphus gertrudae
Type locality:
Niau, Tuamotu Archipelago.
Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4369/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5709225C81B483D4
Avibase ID:
avibase-5709225C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5709225C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692933
English:
Tuamotu Kingfisher (gertrudae)
Afrikaans:
Mangarevavisvanger (Niau-)
Bulgarian:
Туамотуанско земеродно рибарче (ssp. gertrudae)
Catalan:
alció de Niau (gertrudae)
Czech:
ledňáček mangarevský (ssp. gertrudae)
Danish:
Mangarevaisfugl (Niau Isfugl)
German:
Tuamotuliest (Niauliest)
Spanish:
Alción de Isla Niau (Isla Niau)
Spanish (Spain):
Alción de isla Niau (isla Niau)
Estonian:
niau safiirlind
Finnish:
tuamotunkalastaja (gertrudae)
French:
Martin-chasseur des Gambier (gertrudae)
Croatian:
tuamotski vodomar (gertrudae)
Dutch:
Tuamotu-ijsvogel (Niau-ijsvogel)
Norwegian:
tuamotuisfugl (gertrudae)
Polish:
łowczyk płowogłowy (T.g. gertrudae)
Slovak:
rybárikovec kokosový (niauský)
Serbian:
Vodomar sa ostrva Niau
Swedish:
tuamotukungsfiskare (niaukungsfiskare)
Turkish:
Tuamotu Yalıçapkını (gertrudae)
Ukrainian:
Альціон туамотський (підвид gertrudae)
Tuamotu Kingfisher (gertrudae)
Afrikaans:
Mangarevavisvanger (Niau-)
Bulgarian:
Туамотуанско земеродно рибарче (ssp. gertrudae)
Catalan:
alció de Niau (gertrudae)
Czech:
ledňáček mangarevský (ssp. gertrudae)
Danish:
Mangarevaisfugl (Niau Isfugl)
German:
Tuamotuliest (Niauliest)
Spanish:
Alción de Isla Niau (Isla Niau)
Spanish (Spain):
Alción de isla Niau (isla Niau)
Estonian:
niau safiirlind
Finnish:
tuamotunkalastaja (gertrudae)
French:
Martin-chasseur des Gambier (gertrudae)
Croatian:
tuamotski vodomar (gertrudae)
Dutch:
Tuamotu-ijsvogel (Niau-ijsvogel)
Norwegian:
tuamotuisfugl (gertrudae)
Polish:
łowczyk płowogłowy (T.g. gertrudae)
Slovak:
rybárikovec kokosový (niauský)
Serbian:
Vodomar sa ostrva Niau
Swedish:
tuamotukungsfiskare (niaukungsfiskare)
Turkish:
Tuamotu Yalıçapkını (gertrudae)
Ukrainian:
Альціон туамотський (підвид gertrudae)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tuamotu Kingfisher (gertrudae) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tuamotu Kingfisher (gertrudae) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae |
| Clements, version 2021: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau) ( Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Halcyon gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Niau Kingfisher ( Todiramphus gertrudae) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Halcyon gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Halcyon gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies (candidate for split)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Todiramphus gambieri
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Mangarevavisvanger (Niau-)
Bulgarian: Туамотуанско земеродно рибарче (ssp. gertrudae)
Catalan: alció de Niau (gertrudae)
Czech: ledňáček mangarevský (ssp. gertrudae), ledňáček niauský
Danish: Mangarevaisfugl (Niau Isfugl), Niauisfugl
German: Niauliest, Tuamotuliest (Niauliest)
English: Niau Kingfisher, Tuamotu Kingfisher (gertrudae), Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau)
[ENAV]: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau)
English, HBW: Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau)
English (IOC): Niau Kingfisher
English (United States): Niau Kingfisher, Tuamotu Kingfisher (Niau)
Esperanto: niaŭa alciono
Spanish: Alción de Isla Niau (Isla Niau), Alción de Las Niau (gertrudae), Alción de Niau
Spanish (Spain): Alción de isla Niau (isla Niau), Alción de las Niau (gertrudae), Alción de Niau
Spanish (HBW): Niau Kingfisher
Estonian: niau safiirlind
Finnish: tuamotunkalastaja (gertrudae)
French: Martin-chasseur de Niau, Martin-chasseur des Gambier (gertrudae), Martin-chasseur des Gambier (Niau)
French (Guyane): Martin-chasseur des Gambier (gertrudae)
Croatian: tuamotski vodomar (gertrudae)
Japanese (romaji): niaushoubin
Japanese: ニアウショウビン
Scientific: Halcyon gamberi gertrudae, Halcyon gambieri gertrudae, Halcyon gertrudae, Todiramphus gambierei gertrudae, Todiramphus gambieri gertrudae, Todiramphus gertrudae, Todirhamphus gambieri gertrudae, Todirhamphus gertrudae
Dutch: Niauijsvogel, Niau-ijsvogel, Tuamotu-ijsvogel (Niau-ijsvogel)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Niauisfugl
Norwegian: niauisfugl, tuamotuisfugl (gertrudae)
Polish: łowczyk płowogłowy, łowczyk płowogłowy (T.g. gertrudae)
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-niau
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-niau
Russian: Ниаусская альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec kokosový (niauský), rybárikovec niauský
Slovenian: zlati gozdomec
Serbian: Vodomar sa ostrva Niau
Swedish: Niaukungsfiskare, tuamotukungsfiskare (gertrudae), tuamotukungsfiskare (niaukungsfiskare)
Turkish: Niau yalıçapkını, Tuamotu Yalıçapkını (gertrudae)
Ukrainian: альціон ніауський, Альціон туамотський (підвид gertrudae)
Chinese: 尼澳岛翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 尼澳島翡翠
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