Cinnamon-banded kingfisher

The cinnamon-banded kingfisher (Todiramphus australasia) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in Indonesia and East Timor. It is endemic to the Lesser Sundas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Cinnamon-banded kingfisher

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. australasia
Binomial name
Todiramphus australasia
(Vieillot, 1818)
Synonyms

Todirhamphus australasia (Vieillot, 1818) [orth. error]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Todiramphus australasia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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