Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Ultramarine Kingfisher (Todiramphus leucopygius) - HBW 6, p. 216
French: Martin-chasseur outremer
German: Ultramarinliest
Spanish: Alción Ultramar
Taxonomy: Cyanalcyon leucopygius J. Verreaux, 1858, Solomon Islands.
Genus often merged into Halcyon. Forms a superspecies with T. diops, T. lazuli, T. macleayii, T. albonotatus and T. farquhari. Monotypic.
Distribution: Solomon Is, from Buka and Bougainville through Shortlands, Choiseul, Santa Isabel and the Floridas to Guadalcanal.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in a tree looking around. Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 42 sec 4.5 -
A male perched on a branch looking around and turning around. Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
A ventral view of a bird perched in a tree, turning around and flying away. Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 38 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched in a tree seen from below. Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.7 -
Two birds perched in a tree and a close-up of one of them. Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 3.5 -
An individual perched on a branch, scratching its head and flying away. Locality Tirotonga, Santa Isabel Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 October 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 3.4
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An adult in a tree, looking around.
Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 3.2 -
Adult sitting on branch
Locality Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Alan Tate 1 April 2007 3 years ago 2.7 -
A dorsal view of a bird perched in a tree.
Locality Honiara Botanical Gardens, Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 October 2010 2 years ago 2.6
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