Melanesian kingfisher


The Melanesian kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the northwest and central Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Subspecies

T. t. nusae - New Hanover Island, New Ireland, and Feni Islands T. t. matthiae - St Matthias Islands T. t. stresemanni - islands between New Guinea and New Britain T. t. novaehiberniae - southwest New Ireland T. t. bennetti Nissan Island T. t. tristrami - New Britain T. t. alberti Buku southeast to Guadalcanal