Beach kingfisher

Beach kingfisher
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Alcedinidae
Subfamily:	Halcyoninae
Genus:	Todiramphus
Species:	T. saurophagus
Binomial name
Todiramphus saurophagus (Gould, 1843)
Subspecies [2]
T. s. saurophagus - (Gould, 1843) T. s. anachoreta - (Reichenow, 1898) T. s. admiralitatis - (Sharpe, 1892)
Synonyms
Todiramphus saurophaga

The beach kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Todiramphus saurophagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22683422A92986391. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683422A92986391.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.