The Melanesian kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the northwest and central Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Layard, EL 1880)
Reference:
Ibis
ser.4, vol.4, no.16 p.460 pl.15
Protonym:
Halcyon tristrami
Type locality:
Makira Harbor, Solomon Islands, error = Blanche Bay, New Britain.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/97642#page/484/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
6A71A1135885F25F
Avibase ID:
avibase-6A71A113
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6A71A113
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692906
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Melanesian Kingfisher ( Todiramphus tristrami) |
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Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Todiramphus [chloris, sordidus, colonus, albicilla, tristami]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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