| Flat-billed kingfisher | |
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| Upolu, Samoa | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Todiramphus |
| Species: | T. recurvirostris |
| Binomial name | |
| Todiramphus recurvirostris Lafresnaye, 1842 | |
Theflat-billed kingfisher (Todiramphus recurvirostris) is a species ofbird in the familyAlcedinidae. It isendemic toSamoa.
Flat-billed kingfishers are found on the islands ofUpolu andSavai'i inlowland andcoastal areas.[2] They were found not found in uplandforests above 1,200m, most likely because food items become increasingly scarce with increasedelevation.[2]
Like otherspecies ofkingfishers, the flat-billed kingfisher eats a variety of different food sources. However, they appear to be somewhat reliant on largeinsects andreptiles as part of their diet.[2]
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