Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843) is a animal in the Alcedinidae family, order Coraciiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)

Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)

The beach kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is an Alcedinidae bird found in mangrove forests across Oceania and Indonesia.

Family
Genus
Todiramphus
Order
Coraciiformes
Class
Aves

About Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)

The beach kingfisher, scientifically named Todiramphus saurophagus, is a bird species that belongs to the Alcedinidae kingfisher family. This species can be found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. The natural habitat of the beach kingfisher is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Photo: (c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Coraciiformes Alcedinidae Todiramphus

More from Alcedinidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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