Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) - HBW 6, p. 223
French: Martin-chasseur à tête blanche
German: Echsenliest
Spanish: Alción Lagartijero
Other common names: White-headed Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Halcyon saurophaga Gould, 1843, between Yapen and Cape d’Urville, New Guinea.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Closely related to T. chloris but much larger. Race anachoreta merged with admiralitatis by some authors; at other extreme, population of Anchorite Is may warrant recognition as a separate race. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saurophagus (Gould, 1843) - N Moluccas, W Papuan Is, NW, N & SE coasts of New Guinea, New Britain, New Ireland and satellite islands, and Solomon Is (Bougainville to San Cristobal).
- anachoreta (Reichenow, 1898) - Ninigo, Anchorite and Hermit Is (NW Bismarck Archipelago).
- admiralitatis Sharpe, 1892 - Admiralty Is (NW Bismarck Archipelago).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch looking around. Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 4 years ago 1 min 1 sec 4 -
A bird on a branch adopting a display posture. Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 4 years ago 48 sec 4 -
A bird on a branch calling several times and flying to a palm tree. Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 4 years ago 47 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched on a rock, on the coast. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 3.7 -
Two birds perched on a rock, on the coast. Locality Vella Lavella Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 13 October 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 3 -
A bird perched on a trunk. Locality Kolombangara Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 2010 2 years ago 20 sec 2.8
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Beach Kingfisher
Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Ashley Banwell 8 August 2008 4 years ago 4 -
A bird perched on palm branch
Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 8 August 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 3 years ago 3 -
A bird perched in a mangrove tree
Locality Waigeo Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp saurophagus)
Holger Meinig 1 July 2000 1 year ago 2.9
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A bird calling. Locality Wai Island, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
(ssp saurophagus)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2008 16 weeks ago 4
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