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The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), called sihek in Chamorro, [2] is a species of kingfisher from the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted to a captive breeding program following its extinction in the wild due primarily to predation by the introduced brown tree snake .
Pacific kingfisher, Todiramphus sacer – split from T. chloris; Talaud kingfisher, Todiramphus enigma; Guam kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus – extinct in the wild; Rusty-capped kingfisher, Todiramphus pelewensis – split from T. cinnamominus; Pohnpei kingfisher, Todiramphus reichenbachii – split from T. cinnamominus
Micronesian kingfisher is a common name used to refer to several species of bird of the genus Todiramphus found in neighboring island countries of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam kingfisher, Todiramphus cinnamominus; Pohnpei kingfisher, Todiramphus reichenbachii; Rusty-capped kingfisher, Todiramphus pelewensis
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Guam. The avifauna of Guam includes a total of 146 species as of August 2021, according to Bird Checklists of the World . [ 1 ] Of them, eight have been introduced by humans and 32 are rare or accidental . 3 species are endemic , of which one is extinct and two are extinct in the wild though their ...
A new tally after taxonomic revisions and the establishment of a population of Guam rail on Cocos Island, [16] indicates there are now 5 of 16 native terrestrial (non-migratory) birds that remain in the wild on Guam: the Micronesian starling, [17] yellow bittern [18] (not endemic), and three endangered birds (Guam rail, Mariana common moorhen ...
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The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in weight. [17] The common Australian kingfisher, known as the laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae), is the heaviest species, with females reaching nearly 500 g (18 oz) in weight. [18]
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