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Todiramphus

Reptilia - Coraciiformes - Alcedinidae

Taxonomy
Todiramphus was named by Lesson (1827). It is extant.

It was assigned to Alcedinidae by Clements et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Todiramphus Lesson
2017Todiramphus 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

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.

G. Todiramphus Lesson 1827
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Todiramphus chloris Boddaert 1783 [collared kingfisher]
Todiramphus cinnamominus Swainson 1821 [Guam kingfisher]
Todiramphus godeffroyi Finsch 1877 [Marquesas kingfisher]
Todiramphus ruficollaris Holyoak 1974 [mewing kingfisher]
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Invalid names: Halcyon mangaia Holyoak 1975 [objective synonym]
Todiramphus sanctus Vigors and Horsfield 1827 [sacred kingfisher]
Todiramphus tutus Gmelin 1788 [chattering kingfisher]
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: Marsh 1875, Thiollay 1994

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Tonga Halcyon chloris (194699)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Tonga Halcyon chloris (194698 194717)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia (Society Islands) Halcyon tuta (215325)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vanuatu (Efate) T. chloris (185434)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Halcyon cinnamomina (208644)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Cook Islands Halcyon mangaia (194756) Halcyon tuta (97455 193455 193456)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0New Caledonia Halcyon sancta (193985) T. sanctus (193986 193987)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0French Polynesia Halcyon godeffroyi (193468 193471 194746) Halcyon tuta (194675)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tonga Halcyon chloris (194700 194751)