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Todiramphus tutus (chattering kingfisher)

Reptilia - Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae

Taxonomy
Alcedo tuta was named by Gmelin (1788). It is extant.

It was recombined as Halcyon tuta by Steadman (1991) and Steadman and Pahlavan (1992); it was recombined as Todiramphus tutus by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Alcedo tuta Gmelin
1991Halcyon tuta Steadman p. 342
1992Halcyon tuta Steadman and Pahlavan p. 476
2017Todiramphus tutus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
—Neognathae(Pycraft 1900)
—NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
—Terrestrornithes
—Dendrornithes
—AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
—Picoclamatores
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderCoraciiformesForbes 1884
familyAlcedinidaeRafinesque 1815
genusTodiramphusLesson 1827
speciestutus(Gmelin 1788)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 [chattering kingfisher]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: volantf
Diet: piscivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 16:56:48
Modified: 2009-01-03 20:40:36
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Thiollay 1994, Marsh 1875

Age range: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Halcyon tuta (97455 193455 193456)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Halcyon tuta (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Halcyon tuta (215325)