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Lazuli kingfisher

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Lazuli kingfisher
Todiramphus lazuli by John Gerrard Keulemans
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T. lazuli
Binomial name
Todiramphus lazuli
(Temminck, 1830)
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Todirhamphus lazuli (Temminck, 1830) [orth. error]

The lazuli kingfisher (Todiramphus lazuli) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It gets its name due to its colour being reminiscent of Lapis Lazuli.

Description

It is endemic to southern Maluku Islands in Indonesia. It can be found on the islands of Seram, Ambon and Haruku. It is blue and turquoise all except its belly which is white.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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