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Todiramphus funebris

(Sombre Kingfisher)

Overview

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Vulnerable

Threat status

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Sombre Kingfisher

Common Names in French:

Martin-chasseur funèbre

Common Names in German:

Molukkenliest

Common Names in Japanese:

ハルマヘラショウビン

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: It is resident in closed-canopy primary forest (where it perches in shady locations in the lower canopy and middle storey), often overlooking clearings, swamp-forest dominated by sago palms with few tall trees , tall secondary woodland, mangroves and forest edge , from the lowlands up to 620 m (but most frequently below 300 m). It also visits cultivated habitats (including coconut-groves and plantations).

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Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Todirhamphus funebrisTodirhamphus funebris Bonaparte • Todirhamphus funebris Bonaparte, 1850

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Last scrutiny: 06-Dec-2005

Similar Species

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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

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Notes

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Contributors

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. BirdLife International 2008. Todiramphus funebris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 05 February 2012. ... [back]
Last Revised: 7/21/2012