Islet kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Alcedinidae
Subfamily:	Halcyoninae
Genus:	Todiramphus
Species:	T. colonus
Binomial name
Todiramphus colonus (Hartert, 1896)

The islet kingfisher (Todiramphus colonus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

Contents

• Distribution
• Taxonomy
• References

Distribution

It is endemic to islands in the Louisiade Archipelago, within Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.

Taxonomy

It was formerly considered a subspecies of the Collared kingfisher.

References

• 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 . PMID   26064600.

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