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Beach Kingfisher

Todiramphus saurophagus
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
beakin2, BEKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesTodiramphus saurophagus
Codesbeakin2, BEKI
Identification

The Beach Kingfisher (Todiramphus saurophagus) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code beakin2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Half-collared Kingfisher
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Shining-blue Kingfisher
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Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
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Beach Kingfisher photo
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John D Reynolds

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Todiramphus saurophagus

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: beakin2