Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)

Marquesas Kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi) - HBW 6, p. 225

French: Martin-chasseur des Marquises German: Marquesasliest Spanish: Alción de las Marquesas

Taxonomy: Halcyon godeffroyi Finsch, 1877, Marquesas Islands.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with T. sanctus, T. australasia, T. tutus, T. veneratus and T. gambieri. Monotypic.

Distribution: Hiva Oa and Tahuata, in Marquesas Is; reports from other islands in Marquesas (Ua Pou, Mohotani and Fatu Hiva) are apparently erroneous.