Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
New Britain Kingfisher (Todiramphus albonotatus) - HBW 6, p. 216
French: Martin-chasseur à dos blanc
German: Weißrückenliest
Spanish: Alción Dorsiblanco
Other common names: White-backed/White-mantled Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Halcyon (Cyanalcyon) albonotata E. P. Ramsay, 1885, New Britain.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with T. diops, T. lazuli, T. macleayii, T. leucopygius and T. farquhari. Monotypic.
Distribution: New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird perched on an overhead branch Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 1 September 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 3
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Adult perched
Locality Pokili Wildlife Management Area, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 8 July 2006 1 year ago 3.8 -
A perched adult.
Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 4 April 2007 35 weeks ago 3
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