Sangihe lilac kingfisher

The Sangihe lilac kingfisher (Cittura sanghirensis) is a species of kingfisher in the genus Cittura, endemic to the lowlands of the Indonesian island of Sangihe. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Sulawesi lilac kingfisher (C. cyanotis), but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and the International Ornithological Congress and Clements followed suit in 2022.[2][3]

Sangihe lilac kingfisher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Cittura
Species:
C. sanghirensis
Binomial name
Cittura sanghirensis
Sharpe, 1868
Synonyms

Cittura cyanotis sanghirensis

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cittura sanghirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22726899A110850575. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "IOC World Bird List 12.1". IOC World Bird List Datasets. doi:10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. Eaton, James A. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago : Greater Sundas and Wallacea. ISBN 978-84-16728-44-2. OCLC 1249090579.
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