Blue-black Kingfisher

Todiramphus nigrocyaneus

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Coraciiformes
Family
Alcedinidae
Genus
Todiramphus
eBird Code
blbkin3

Subspecies (3)

  • Todiramphus nigrocyaneus nigrocyaneus

    lowlands of western New Guinea, including Batanta and Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

  • Todiramphus nigrocyaneus quadricolor

    northern New Guinea (Cenderawasih Bay to Astrolabe Bay), including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)

  • Todiramphus nigrocyaneus stictolaemus

    south-central to southeastern New Guinea (central Trans-Fly region eastward to the southeastern peninsula)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.