Tuesday, April 24, 2012

>Alcedo thomensis (São Tomé Kingfisher)

São Tomé Kingfisher

São Tomé Kingfisher
adult (top) and juvenile
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Alcedinidae
Genus:Alcedo
Species:A. thomensis
Binomial name
Alcedo thomensis
(Salvadori, 1902)
Synonyms
Corythornis thomensis
The São Tomé Kingfisher (Alcedo thomensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.

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