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| + | ;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] tristrami | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | * Green or bluish crown | ||
| + | * Rufous spot in front of eye | ||
| + | * Darkish eyestripe extending as small line to neck | ||
| + | * Broad white neck collar | ||
| + | * Blue-green upperparts, wings and tail | ||
| + | * White to buff rufous underparts | ||
| + | * Black bill with horn-coloured base of lower mandible | ||
| + | The subspecies differ in colour and in extend of crown. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Islands off [[New Guinea]], New Ireland, New Britain and [[Solomon Islands]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This species belongs to the Collared Kingfisher complex and was formerly considered conspecific with [[Collared Kingfisher]], [[Mariana Kingfisher]], [[Colonist Kingfisher]], [[Pacific Kingfisher]] and [[Torresian Kingfisher]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Seven subspecies recognized: | ||
| + | **''T. t. matthiae'': St. Matthias Islands ([[Papua New Guinea]]) | ||
| + | **''T. t. stresemanni'': Witu, Umboi and adjacent islands in Dampier Straits | ||
| + | **''T. t. nusae'': New Ireland (except south-west), New Hanover and Feni Islands | ||
| + | **''T. t. novaehiberniae'': New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago) | ||
| + | **''T. t. bennetti'': Nissan Island (eastern [[Papua New Guinea]]) | ||
| + | **''T. t. tristrami'': New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago) | ||
| + | **''T. t. alberti'': Buka, Bougainville and [[Solomon Islands]] (east to Guadalcanal) | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.4}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|Todiramphus+tristrami}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todiramphus]] [[Category: Missing Images]] | ||
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- Todiramphus tristrami
Identification
- Green or bluish crown
- Rufous spot in front of eye
- Darkish eyestripe extending as small line to neck
- Broad white neck collar
- Blue-green upperparts, wings and tail
- White to buff rufous underparts
- Black bill with horn-coloured base of lower mandible
The subspecies differ in colour and in extend of crown.
Distribution
Islands off New Guinea, New Ireland, New Britain and Solomon Islands.
Taxonomy
This species belongs to the Collared Kingfisher complex and was formerly considered conspecific with Collared Kingfisher, Mariana Kingfisher, Colonist Kingfisher, Pacific Kingfisher and Torresian Kingfisher.
Subspecies
Seven subspecies recognized:
- T. t. matthiae: St. Matthias Islands (Papua New Guinea)
- T. t. stresemanni: Witu, Umboi and adjacent islands in Dampier Straits
- T. t. nusae: New Ireland (except south-west), New Hanover and Feni Islands
- T. t. novaehiberniae: New Ireland (Bismarck Archipelago)
- T. t. bennetti: Nissan Island (eastern Papua New Guinea)
- T. t. tristrami: New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago)
- T. t. alberti: Buka, Bougainville and Solomon Islands (east to Guadalcanal)
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.4). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Melanesian Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Melanesian_Kingfisher
