Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Tahiti Kingfisher (Todiramphus veneratus) - HBW 6, p. 225
French: Martin-chasseur vénéré
German: Tahitiliest
Spanish: Alción Venerado
Other common names: Venerated Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Alcedo venerata J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Society Islands.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with T. sanctus, T. australasia, T. tutus, T. gambieri and T. godeffroyi. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- veneratus ( J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Tahiti (Society Is).
- youngi Sharpe, 1892 - Moorea (Society Is).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird high in a tree studying the tourists at the archaeological site in the centre of the island. Locality Titiroa, Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia (ssp youngi)
Peter Fraser 11 September 2008 4 years ago 12 sec 2.3
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