Beach Kingfisher

Todiramphus saurophagus - Martin-chasseur à tête blanche

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Todiramphus
Species
:
saurophagus

Descriptor

Gould, 1843

Biometrics

Size
: 30 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 90 à 146 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Todiramphus saurophagus saurophagus (n Moluccas to the Solomon Is.)
Todiramphus saurophagus anachoreta (Ninigo, Anchorite and Hermit Is.. n of New Guinea.)
Todiramphus saurophagus admiralitatis (Admiralty Is.. nw Bismarck Arch..)

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur à tête blanche,
Alción lagartijero,
martim-caçador-da-praia,
Echsenliest,
gyíkászó halción,
Hagedisijsvogel,
Martin pescatore ripario,
krabbkungsfiskare,
Strandisfugl,
rybárikovec pobrežný,
ledňáček bělohlavý,
Krabbeisfugl,
valkopääkalastaja,
alció sargantaner,
łowczyk białogłowy,
morski gozdomec,
Белоголовая альциона,
Cekakak pantai,
シロガシラショウビン,
白头翡翠,
海灘翡翠,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens