Lilac kingfisher
Genus of birds
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Lilac kingfishers are kingfishers in the genus Cittura, found in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and the neighbouring Sangihe and Talaud Islands.
| Lilac kingfisher | |
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| Sulawesi lilac kingfisher, Cittura cyanotis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Cittura Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Dacelo cyanotis[1] Temminck, 1824 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Cittura was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.[2] The genus name is from classical Greek kitta for "magpie" and oura for "tail".
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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| Sangihe lilac kingfisher | Cittura sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868 |
Sangihe and Talaud Islands | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
NT
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| Sulawesi lilac kingfisher
Male
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Cittura cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) |
northern Sulawesi and Lembeh Island | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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