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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 .
The Javan kingfisher is endemic to the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali. [6] It is a non-migratory species that lives in a variety of habitats, including pastures, fish ponds, paddyfields, marshes, coastal scrub, mangroves, open dry forest, municipal parks and gardens, and orchards.
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
The type species is Hombron's kingfisher (Actenoides hombroni). [2] The name of the genus is from the Ancient Greek aktis, aktinos for "beam" or "brightness" and -oidēs for "resembling". [ 3 ] A molecular study published in 2017 found that the genus Actenoides , as currently defined, is paraphyletic .
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
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 ...
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]
Guam kingfisher (listed extinct in the wild since 1986) [15] Hawaiian crow or ʻalalā (last seen in 2002, listed as extinct in the wild since 2004) [16] Small groups have since been released in 2017 [17] [18] and 2018. [19] Kihansi spray toad (listed extinct in the wild since 2009) [20]