São Tomé kingfisher

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São Tomé kingfisher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily:
Alcedininae
Genus: Corythornis
Species:
C. cristatus
Subspecies:
C. c. thomensis
Trinomial name
Corythornis cristatus thomensis
(Salvadori, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Alcedo thomensis

The São Tomé kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus thomensis) is a bird in the family

molecular phylogenetic study published in 2008 showed that the São Tomé kingfisher is a subspecies of the malachite kingfisher.[4]

Its' habitat includes forest, inland wetlands, marine intertidal areas, marine coastal areas, and urban areas.[5]

References

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  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22683099A131394455.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 176.
  3. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.1902.tb03611.x
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  4. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00826.x
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  5. ^ "Sao Tome Kingfisher". IUCN RedList.


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