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Collared Kingfisher
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species of medium-sized kingfisher bird in the family Halcyonidae
OverviewAI-generated
The Collared Kingfisher (*Todiramphus chloris*) is a species of bird within the family Alcedinidae and order Coraciiformes. Its scientific name was established by Boddaert in 1783. The species belongs to the genus *Todiramphus* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. It is also referred to by the common names Halsbandliest and Alción acollarado.
This bird inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. Its taxonomic range is listed as Africa, while it is endemic to Sundarbans National Park, Rabindra Sarobar, and Bakkhali. The average litter size for this species is 3.2. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2024.
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Species
Least Concerncollared kingfisher
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCoraciiformes
- FamilyAlcedinidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Todiramphus
- Image
- Todiramphus chloris 2 - Laem Phak Bia.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Todiramphus chloris
- taxon name
- Todiramphus chloris
- Commons gallery
- Todiramphus chloris
- taxon common name
- martim-caçador-de-colar
- litter size
- 3.2
- endemic to
- Bakkhali
- short name
- T. chloris
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the subfamily Halcyoninae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the white-collared kingfisher, black-masked kingfisher or mangrove kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia to Melanesia. A number of subspecies and subspecies groups have been split from this species including the Pacific kingfisher, the Islet kingfisher, the Torresian kingfisher, the Mariana kingfisher, and the Melanesian kingfisher.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Collared Kingfisher” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.