Lazuli kingfisher
| Lazuli kingfisher | |
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| illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. lazuli
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| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830)
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| Synonyms | |
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Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) [orth. error] | |
The lazuli kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It gets its name due to its colour being reminiscent of Lapis Lazuli.
Description[]
It is endemic to southern Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Seram, Ambon and Haruku. It is blue and turquoise all except its belly and lores which are white.
Habitat[]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Todiramphus lazuli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Todiramphus
- Kingfishers
- Birds of the Maluku Islands
- Birds described in 1830
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