Islet kingfisher

Islet kingfisher
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species: T. colonus
Binomial name
Todiramphus colonus
(Hartert, 1896)

The islet kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to islands in the Louisiade Archipelago. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

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