Melanesian Kingfisher (Todiramphus tristrami)
About the Melanesian Kingfisher
The Melanesian kingfisher (Todiramphus tristrami) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Bismarck Archipelago and the northwest and central Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher. T. t. nusae (Heinroth, 1902) - New Hanover Island, New Ireland (except southwest), and Feni Islands T. t. matthiae (Heinroth, 1902) - St Matthias Islands (Bismarck Arch.) T. t. stresemanni (Laubmann, 1923) - islands between New Guinea and New Britain T. t. novaehiberniae (Hartert, 1925) - southwest New Ireland (Bismarck Arch.) T. t. bennetti (Ripley, 1947) Nissan Island (Bismarck Arch.) T. t. tristrami (Layard, EL, 1880) - New Britain (Bismarck Arch.)
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 37 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Cinnamon-banded KingfisherTodiramphus australasiarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.