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Torresian kingfisher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. sordidus
Binomial name
Todiramphus sordidus
(Gould, 1842)

The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, mangroves, and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Taxonomy

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Three subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • T. s. sordidus (Gould, 1842) – Aru Islands, southern coasts of New Guinea, and northern and north-eastern coasts of Australia[2]
  • T. s. pilbara (Johnstone, 1983) – coastal north-western Australia from the De Grey River to Exmouth Gulf[2]
  • T. s. colcloughi (Mathews, 1916) – coastal east central to southeastern Queensland[2]

References

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  1. ^ Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2020). IOC World Bird List (v 10.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/master-list-2/
  2. ^ a b c Woodall, P. F. (2020). "Torresian Kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus), version 1.0." In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.colkin9.01
  • Andersen, M.J.; Shult, H.T.; Cibois, A.; Thibault, J.C.; Filardi, C.E.; Moyle, R.G. (2015). "Rapid diversification and secondary sympatry in Australo-Pacific kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae: Todiramphus)". Royal Society Open Science. 2 (140375). doi:10.1098/rsos.140375. PMC 4448819.
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