Alternative name: Marquesas Kingfisher
- Todiramphus godeffroyi
Halcyon godeffroyi, Todirhamphus godeffroyi
Identification
22 cm. Buff triangle on upper back. White crown, forehead, mantle and centre of upper back. Blue eye-stripe. White underparts. Blue-green lower back, rump, tail and wings. Voice: treet-tee-tee
Distribution
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Taxonomy
This species is monotypic.
Habitat
Dense, humid forest near the courses of mountain streams.
Status
Classified as Endangered in the 2008 IUCN Red List.1
Behaviour
It makes its nests in old trees.
Diet includes insects and lizards.
References
- BirdLife International (2008) Species factsheet: Todiramphus godeffroyi. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 19/7/2008.
