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Lilac kingfisher

Lilac kingfisher

Genus of birds

Lilac kingfishers are kingfishers in the genus Cittura, found in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and the neighbouring Sangihe and Talaud Islands.

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Cittura cyanotis at Bintauna

Taxonomy

The genus Cittura was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.[2] The genus name is from classical Greek kitta for "magpie" and oura for "tail".

There are two species:[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Alcedinidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. [2]
    Kaup, Johann Jakob (1848). "Die Familie der Eisvögel (Alcedidae)". Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins für das Großherzogthum Hessen und Umgebung (in German). 2: 68. OCLC 183221382.
  3. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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