Rufous-lored kingfisher

Rufous-lored kingfisher
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Todiramphus
Species:
T. winchelli
Binomial name
Todiramphus winchelli
(Sharpe, 1877)
Subspecies
  • T. w. nigrorum - (Hachisuka, 1934)
  • T. w. nesydrionetes - (Parkes, 1966)
  • T. w. mindanensis - (Parkes, 1966)
  • T. w. winchelli - (Sharpe, 1877)
  • T. w. alfredi - (Oustalet, 1890)
Synonyms

Todirhamphus winchelli (Sharpe, 1877) [orth. error]
Halcyon winchelli Sharpe, 1877

The rufous-lored kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli), also known as Winchell's kingfisher, is a species of bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Philippines, its natural habitat consists of tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by deforestation, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a vulnerable species.

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