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Ultramarine kingfisher | |
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illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Todiramphus |
Species: | T. leucopygius
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Binomial name | |
Todiramphus leucopygius (Verreaux, 1858)
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The ultramarine kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
It is found on Bougainville Island and the Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.