Mariana Kingfisher

Todiramphus albicilla (Dumont, 1823)

Mariana Kingfisher, Todiramphus albicilla, is a kingfisher of the Northern Mariana Islands in the western Pacific. It breeds in the Northern Mariana Islands and is placed in the family Alcedinidae. Its range is tied to this island group, and it occurs in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. The species was once treated as part of the collared kingfisher. Three named forms are listed: owstoni in the northern Mariana Islands, albicilla in the southern Mariana Islands, and orii on Rota.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Breeding range

Pacific Ocean: Northern Mariana Is. (w Micronesia)