Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Blue and White Kingfisher, Blue-and-white Kingfisher, Moluccan Kingfisher
Common Names in French:
Martin-chasseur des Moluques
Common Names in German:
Lasurliest
Common Names in Japanese:
モルッカショウビン
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.7 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.1 Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
- 14.3 Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Coraciiformes
()
- Forbes, 1884
- Suborder:
Halcyones
()
- Forbes, 1884
- Infraorder:
Alcedinides
()
-
- Parvorder:
Alcedinida
()
- Superfamily:
Alcedinoidea
()
- Stejneger, 1885
- Family:
Alcedinidae
()
- Bonaparte, 1831
- Subfamily:
Halcyoninae
()
- Genus:
Todiramphus
()
- Lesson 1827
- Specific name:
diops
- (Temminck) 1824
- Scientific name: - Todiramphus diops (Temminck, 1824) (Temminck) 1824
- Specific name:
diops
- (Temminck) 1824
- Genus:
Todiramphus
(
- Subfamily:
Halcyoninae
(
- Family:
Alcedinidae
(
- Superfamily:
Alcedinoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Alcedinida
(
- Infraorder:
Alcedinides
(
- Suborder:
Halcyones
(
- Order:
Coraciiformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Todiramphus diops (Temminck, 1824) • Todirhamphus diops • Todirhamphus diops (Temminck) • Todirhamphus diops (Temminck) , 1824 • Todirhamphus diops (Temminck, 1824)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 06-Dec-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Todiramphus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species and subspecies in this genus:
T. albonotatus (White-Mantled Kingfisher) · (Cinnamon-Backed Kingfisher) · T. australasia australasia (Cinnamon-Backed Kingfisher) · T. chloris (White-Collared Kingfisher) · T. chloris chloris (White-Collared Kingfisher) · T. cinnamominus (Caroline Islands Kingfisher) · T. cinnamominus cinnamominus (Micronesian Kingfisher) · T. diops (Blue and White Kingfisher) · T. enigma (Talaud Kingfisher) · T. farquhari (Chestnut-Bellied Kingfisher) · T. funebris (Sombre Kingfisher) · T. gambieri (Mangareva Kingfisher) · T. gambieri gambieri (Mangareva Kingfisher) · T. godeffroyi (Marquesas Kingfisher) · (South Moluccan Kingfisher) · T. leucopygius (Ultramarine Kingfisher) · T. macleayii (Forrest Kingfisher) · T. macleayii macleayii (Forrest Kingfisher) · T. nigrocyaneus (Blue-Black Kingfisher) · T. nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus (Blue-Black Kingfisher) · T. pyrrhopygius (Red-Backed Kingfisher) · T. recurvirostris (Flat-Billed Kingfisher) · T. ruficollaris (Cook Islands Kingfisher) · T. sanctus (Flat-Billed Kingfisher) · T. sanctus sanctus (Sacred Kingfisher) · T. saurophaga (White-Headed Kingfisher) · T. saurophagus (Beach Kingfisher) · T. tutus (Chattering Kingfisher) · T. veneratus (Tahitian Kingfisher) · T. winchelli (Rufous Lored Kingfisher) · T. winchelli winchelli (Rufous Lored Kingfisher)
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Further Reading
- The Malay Archipelago: the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise: a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature / London: Macmillan and Co., 1869 url p. 523, p. 54.
- The Malay archipelago: the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise: a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature / by Alfred Russel Wallace. London; New York: Macmillan, 1890. url p. 259, p. 514.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2004. Todiramphus diops. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- BirdLife International 2009. Todiramphus diops. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 05February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 05, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 12, 2008:
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 11007
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-692693
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13488928
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 554596
- IUCN ID: 246559
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 676366
