Guam kingfisher
The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) is a reddish-orange bird in the kingfisher family, having blue wings and being about the same size as a North American robin. The only known Guam kingfishers left on Earth seem to live in captivity, with a breeding program having been established. There are an estimated 140 Guam kingfishers left. The Guam kingfisher is one of two subspecies, the other being the now-extinct Micronesian kingfisher.
| Guam kingfisher | |
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| Captive male at the Bronx Zoo. | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. cinnamominus
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| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson, 1821)
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Guam Kingfisher Media
Predation from the introduced brown tree snake drove the Guam kingfisher to extinction in the wild.
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2015). "Todiramphus cinnamominus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.