White-mantled kingfisher
| White-mantled kingfisher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. albonotatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus albonotatus (Ramsay, EP, 1884)
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The white-mantled kingfisher or New Britain kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) is a species of
Alcedinidae
.
It is endemic to New Britain off Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests.[2]
Description
The white-mantled kingfisher is 16–18 cm (6.3–7.1 in) in length and has a black bill, and the plumage is mostly white in the male, with blue wings, tail, a turquoise crown, and a thick black stripe through the eye. The female is similar to the male but has blue on the lower back. The call is a rapid descending "kee-ku-ko-ko" or a trilling "ki-ki-ki-ki-ki".[2]
It is widespread but scarce and is probably threatened by
habitat loss
.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Todiramphus albonotatus.
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-84-87334-30-6