Blue-and-white kingfisher

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Blue-and-white kingfisher
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. diops
Binomial name
Todiramphus diops
(Temminck, 1824)

The blue-and-white kingfisher (Todiramphus diops) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Morotai, Ngelengele, Halmahera, Damar, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Bacan, Obi and Obilatu.[2]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus diops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683304A92983541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683304A92983541.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Coates, Brian J.; K. David Bishop (1997). A Guide to the Birds of Wallacea: Sulawesi, The Moluccas and the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Alderley, Queensland: Dove Publications. p. 377.
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