Torresian kingfisher explained

The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, mangroves, and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognised:^[1]

• T. s. sordidus (Gould, 1842) – Aru Islands, southern coasts of New Guinea, and northern and north-eastern coasts of Australia
• T. s. pilbara (Johnstone, 1983) – coastal north-western Australia from the De Grey River to Exmouth Gulf^[2]
• T. s. colcloughi (Mathews, 1916) – coastal east central to southeastern Queensland

References

• Andersen . M.J. . Shult . H.T. . Cibois . A. . Thibault . J.C. . Filardi . C.E. . Moyle . R.G. . 2015 . Rapid diversification and secondary sympatry in Australo-Pacific kingfishers (Aves: Alcedinidae: Todiramphus) . Royal Society Open Science . 2 . 140375 . 10.1098/rsos.140375 . free . 4448819 .

External links

• Photos, audio and video of Torresian kingfisher from Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library

Notes and References

1. Gill, F. and D. Donsker, eds. (2020). IOC World Bird List (v 10.1). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.1. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/ioc-lists/master-list-2/
2. Woodall, P. F. (2020). "Torresian Kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus), version 1.0." In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.colkin9.01