The shining-blue kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys, is a species of bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae, found across tropical Africa. It was formally described by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850, and its scientific name combines the Latin word for kingfisher with a term referring to its four toes. Two subspecies are recognized, occupying distinct ranges across West, Central and East Africa, and the species is considered the closest relative of the half collared kingfisher. It is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
Facts
Scientific Name Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Classification
Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Shining-blue kingfisher (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Shining-blue kingfisher (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q143155 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Alcedinidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aves
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 32
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4. Shining-blue kingfisher (Wikipedia)
5. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: alcedo quadribrachys
1548 Nonpasseriformes Coraciiformes Alcedinidae Kingfishers 85 BL3 Alcedo quadribrachys Shining Blue Kingfisher 20 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_6 A Hamish 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_6 1 Christian 0 34.9 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Alcedo quadribrachys, Nocturnal column
Alcedo quadribrachys Shining Blue Kingfisher 20 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 VertFishScav Ref_6 A Hamish 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_6 1 Christian 0
View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Alcedo
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1506Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 1506
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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