Lazuli kingfisher
Appearance
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Todiramphus lazuli by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
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Species: | T. lazuli
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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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