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Male
Photo © by Ignacio
Halmahera, Indonesia August 2008

Todiramphus funebris

Todirhamphus funebris
Halcyon funebris

Distribution

Endemic to Halmahera, Northern Moluccas, Indonesia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Was previously Halcyon funebris. The Sibley-Monroe spelling of the scientific name (Todirhamphus funebris) is incorrect. Clements and Howard & Moore both use Todiramphus funebris. More details in this discussion.

Habitat

Moist lowland forests, mangrove forests, swamps and plantations.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sombre Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sombre_Kingfisher

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