Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Blue-black Kingfisher (Todiramphus nigrocyaneus) - HBW 6, p. 215
French: Martin-chasseur bleu-noir
German: Dunkelliest
Spanish: Alción Oscuro
Other common names: Black-sided Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Halcyon nigrocyanea Wallace, 1862, Manokwari, New Guinea.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Races very distinctive, and have on occasion been suggested to be separate species; however, intermediates have been found in areas of overlap, between nominate and quadricolor (on shores of Geelvink Bay) and nominate and stictolaemus (Merauke to R Fly), while ecology and vocalizations appear very similar, all together indicating that the three are probably conspecific. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrocyaneus ( Wallace, 1862) - W Papuan Is (Batanta, Salawati) E to Geelvink Bay in N and to Princess Marianne Strait in S.
- quadricolor ( Oustalet, 1880) - Yapen I to Madang and Astrolabe Bay.
- stictolaemus ( Salvadori, 1876) - Koerik District and R Fly E to Mt Cameron (W Owen Stanley Range).
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A male on a branch calling several times and flying away. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp quadricolor)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 3 years ago 55 sec 4.4
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp quadricolor)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on branch
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 2 years ago 2.7
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3 note loud call Locality Wewak, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp quadricolor)
dreyernp 29 July 1990 1 year ago 4 -
A bird singing.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
(ssp quadricolor)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 2 years ago 3
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