Blue-black kingfisher

The blue-black kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in New Guinea and offshore islands of Salawati, Batanta and Yapen. It is considered rare (although it may be more common in Papua) and declining with threats being logging of lowland swamp forests and declining water quality.

Blue-black kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. nigrocyaneus
Binomial name
Todiramphus nigrocyaneus
(Wallace, 1862)
Subspecies[2]
  • T. n. nigrocyaneus - (Wallace, 1862)
  • T. n. quadricolor - (Oustalet, 1880)
  • T. n. stictolaemus - (Salvadori, 1876)
Synonyms

Todirhamphus nigrocyaneus (Wallace, 1862) [orth. error]

Description

The blue-black kingfisher is 23 cm (9.1 inches) long and weighs 51–57 grams (1.8–2.0 ounces). It is primarily blue with black highlights. It also has a white throat and belly. Its rump is cerulean blue.

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2017. Todiramphus nigrocyaneus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22683282A118148059. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22683282A118148059.en. Downloaded on 02 January 2019.
  2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.


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