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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