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Todiramphus tutus

Identification

  • Turquoise back, wings and crown
  • White breast and throat
  • White collar

Distribution

Society Islands and Cook Islands, French Polynesia.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

  • T. t. tutus:
  • Borabora, Maupiti, Raiatea, Huahine, Tahaa and Tahiti
  • T. t. atiu:
  • T. t. mauke:
  • Mauke Island (eastern Cook Islands)

Habitat

Moist montanes and lowland forest.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes lizards and insects.

Breeding

They nest in tree cavities.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Wikipedia

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