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Chattering Kingfisher

Todiramphus tutus (Gmelin, JF 1788)

The chattering kingfisher is a species of bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae. The species is found in the Cook Islands and the Society Islands in French Polynesia. The species is probably closely related to the white-bellied collared kingfishers of Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  (Gmelin, JF 1788)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Alcedo tuta

Type locality:
  Tahiti.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2897053


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  60C7E1180FA7212E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-60C7E118

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/60C7E118


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 692707


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Todiramphus tutus: central Society and eastern Cook islands (eastern Polynesia)
  • Todiramphus tutus tutus: Borabora, Maupiti, Raiatea, Huahine, Tahaa, and Tahiti
  • Todiramphus tutus atiu: Atiu Island (eastern Cook Islands)
  • Todiramphus tutus mauke: Mauke Island (eastern Cook Islands)
English:
Chattering Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció de coroneta turquesa
Czech:
ledňáček boraborský
Danish:
Hvidbrynet Isfugl
German:
Boraboraliest
Spanish:
Alción respetado
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Respetado
Finnish:
boraborankalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur respecté
Croatian:
tirkiznokapi vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore garrulo
Japanese (romaji):
mamijiroshoubin
Japanese:
マミジロショウビン
Lithuanian:
Boraborinis todiramfas
Dutch:
Borabora-ijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skratteisfugl
Norwegian:
Skratteisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk białobrewy
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-respeitado
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-de-borabora
Russian:
Полинезийская альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec čiapočkatý
Serbian:
Brbljivi vodomar
Swedish:
vitbrynad kungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон бораборський
Chinese:
博拉翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
抖動翡翠


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Alció de coroneta turquesa
Czech: Lednácek boraborský, ledňáček boraborský
Danish: Hvidbrynet Isfugl
German: Boraboraliest
English: Borabora Kingfisher, Chattering Kingfisher, Pacific Kingfisher, Polynesian Kingfisher, Respected Kingfisher, South Pacific Kingfisher
English, HBW: Chattering Kingfisher
English (IOC): Chattering Kingfisher
English (United States): Chattering Kingfisher
Esperanto: Blukrona arbalciono
Spanish: Alción Borabora, Alción Respetado
Spanish (Spain): Alción Respetado
Spanish (HBW): Chattering Kingfisher
Estonian: rohe-safiirlind
Finnish: Boraborankalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur respecté
Croatian: tirkiznokapi vodomar
Italian: Martin pescatore di Borabora, Martin pescatore garrulo
Japanese (romaji): mamijiroshoubin
Japanese: マミジロショウビン
Scientific: Alcedo tuta, Halcyon tuta, Todiramphus sacra, Todiramphus tuta, Todiramphus tutus, Todiramphus tutus tutus, Todirhamphus tuta, Todirhamphus tutus
Lithuanian: Boraborinis todiramfas
Dutch: Boraboraijsvogel, Borabora-ijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skratteisfugl
Norwegian: Skratteisfugl
Polish: łowczyk białobrewy, lowiec bialobrewy, Łowiec białobrewy
Portuguese: martim-caçador-respeitado
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-borabora
Rarotongan: Ngōtare
Russian: Бораборская альциона, Полинезийская альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec čiapočkatý
Slovenian: žadasti gozdomec
Serbian: Brbljivi vodomar
Swedish: Vitbrynad kungsfiskare
Turkish: Geveze yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Альціон бораборський
Chinese: 博拉翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 太平洋翡翠, 抖動翡翠

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