Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Alcedinidae .
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Examples
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Of the three single island endemics, the Atiu swiftlet (Collocalia sawtelli), Rarotonga starling (Aplonis cinerascens), and Mangaia kingfisher (Todiramphus ruficollis) are considered Vulnerable.
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A reed-warbler (Acrocephalus kerearako), fruit dove (Ptilonopus rarotongensis), and kingfisher (Todiramphus ruficollaris) are shared between at least two islands.
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The most interesting birds I obtained here, were the beautiful blue kingfisher, Todiramphus diops; the fine green and purple doves, Ptilonopus superbus and P. iogaster, and several new birds of small size.
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The most interesting birds I obtained here, were the beautiful blue kingfisher, Todiramphus diops; the fine green and purple doves,
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris (they're everywhere),
10,000 Birds 2008
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