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Cook Islands Status Summary
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Intl. NamesMangaia KingfisherEN Cook Islands KingfisherEN MangaialiestDE
Local NamesTanga‘eoMG
Pacific NamesNo Content
Sci. NamesTodiramphus ruficollaris (accepted name)
, Halcyon mangaia, Halcyon ruficollaris, Halcyon tuta ruficollaris, Todirhamphus ruficollaris, Todirhamphus tuta ruficollaris
High Tax. Eng.Vertebrate, Bird
High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, c.AVES, o.Coraciiformes, f.ALCEDINIDAE
Natl. PresenceSthPNth-Oceanic-Present
Sth. PresenceRR-MG++AT-MK-MT-AK-PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK-NS-SW-
VouchersNo Content
OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Cook Is
Global RangeNative: Cooks (Mangaia);
HabitatLand; Lowlands, Coastal, Makatea, Horticultural Zone; Uplands
ThreatenedGlobally endangered - moderately; REDLIST
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusNo Content
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesNo Content
Key FeaturesA small bird to 22cm. Bill long stout and black; legs short and dark grey; tail narrow and dark blue. Body blue to blue-green above interrupted by a wide dull yellowish-orange collar and a narrow dull yellowish-orange head-band above the eye leaving more...a large blue-green cap; white below. Legs dark. VOICE: a characteristic two-note "tanga-eeeoo", repeated 3-5 times in succession, a pair sometimes call alternately. Also represented as "ki-wow".
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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