Lilac kingfisher
Lilac kingfishers are kingfishers in the genus Cittura, found in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and the neighbouring Sangihe and Talaud Islands.
| Lilac kingfisher | |
|---|---|
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| Sulawesi lilac kingfisher, Cittura cyanotis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Cittura Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Dacelo cyanotis[1] Temminck, 1824 | |
Cittura cyanotis at Bintauna
Taxonomy
The genus Cittura was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.[2] The genus name is from classical Greek kitta for "magpie" and oura for "tail".
- C. sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868 – Sangihe and Talaud Islands – Sangihe lilac kingfisher
- C. cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) – northern Sulawesi and Lembeh Island – Sulawesi lilac kingfisher
References
- "Alcedinidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
- Kaup, Johann Jakob (1848). "Die Familie der Eisvögel (Alcedidae)". Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins für das Großherzogthum Hessen und Umgebung (in German). 2: 68. OCLC 183221382.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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