Todiramphus

Taxobox
name = "Todiramphus"


image_size = 240px
image_caption = Sacred Kingfisher ("Todiramphus sanctus")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Coraciiformes
familia = Halcyonidae
genus = "Todiramphus"
genus_authority = Lesson, 1827
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see list

"Todiramphus" is a genus of kingfishers in the family Halcyonidae. The name is often spelt "Todirhamphus" but "Todiramphus" is the original valid spelling. There are around 20-22 extant species in the genus but the classification of several Pacific island forms is still unclear. The range of the genus extends from the Red Sea in the west to French Polynesia in the east with the greatest diversity in Australasia.

Members of "Todiramphus" are medium-sized kingfishers with flattened beaks. They are typically blue or blue-green above with pale underparts. They often have a pale collar and stripe over the eye. Many species are commonly found well away from water and feed largely on terrestrial animals such as insects and lizards. The nest is built in a cavity, most often in a tree.

pecies list

* Blue-black Kingfisher, "Todiramphus nigrocyaneus"
* Rufous-lored Kingfisher, "Todiramphus winchelli"
* Blue-and-white Kingfisher, "Todiramphus diops"
* Lazuli Kingfisher, "Todiramphus lazuli"
* Forest Kingfisher, "Todiramphus macleayii"
* New Britain Kingfisher, "Todiramphus albonotatus"
* Ultramarine Kingfisher, "Todiramphus leucopygius"
* Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher, "Todiramphus farquhari"
* Red-backed Kingfisher, "Todiramphus pyrrhopygius"
* Micronesian Kingfisher, "Todiramphus cinnamominus"
** Ryūkyū Kingfisher, "Todiramphus (cinnamominus) miyakoensis" - extinct (late 19th century)
* Collared Kingfisher, "Todiramphus chloris"
* Sombre Kingfisher, "Todiramphus funebris"
* Talaud Kingfisher, "Todiramphus enigma"
* Beach Kingfisher, "Todiramphus saurophagus"
* Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, "Todiramphus australasia"
* Sacred Kingfisher, "Todiramphus sanctus"
* Flat-billed Kingfisher, "Todiramphus recurvirostris" - formerly in "T. sanctus"
* Tahiti Kingfisher, "Todiramphus veneratus"
* Chattering Kingfisher, "Todiramphus tutus"
* Mangaia Kingfisher, "Todiramphus ruficollaris" - formerly in "T. tutus"
* Rarotonga Kingfisher, "Todiramphus" cf. "tutus" - extinct (mid-1980s?)
* Marquesas Kingfisher, "Todiramphus godeffroyi"
* Tuamotu Kingfisher, "Todiramphus gambieri"
** Mangareva Kingfisher, "Todiramphus gambieri gambieri" - extinct (late 19th century)

References

* C Hilary Fry, Kathie Fry & Alan Harris (1992) "Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Rollers", Christopher Helm (Publishers) Ltd., London
* H. Douglas Pratt, Philip L. Bruner & Delwyn G. Berrett (1987), "A Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific", Princeton University Press.
* [http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/n/t.html Zoonomen]

External links

* [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692684 ITIS Report for "Todiramphus"]