Sangihe lilac kingfisher

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Sangihe lilac kingfisher

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Cittura
Species:
C. sanghirensis
Binomial name
Cittura sanghirensis
Sharpe, 1868
Synonyms

Cittura cyanotis sanghirensis

The Sangihe lilac kingfisher (Cittura sanghirensis) is a species of kingfisher in the genus Cittura, endemic to the lowlands of the Indonesian island of Sangihe. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Sulawesi lilac kingfisher (C. cyanotis), but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and the International Ornithological Congress and Clements followed suit in 2022.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cittura sanghirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726899A110850575. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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