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Blue-and-white kingfisher

Blue-and-white kingfisher
Blue-and-white Kingfisher - Halmahera S4E3732.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species: T. diops
Binomial name
Todiramphus diops
(Temminck, 1824)

The blue-and-white kingfisher (Todiramphus diops) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to North Maluku in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Morotai, Ngelengele, Halmahera, Damar, Ternate, Tidore, Moti, Bacan, Obi and Obilatu.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.



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