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Todiramphus godeffroyi (Marquesan Kingfisher)

Synonyms: Halcyon godeffroyi; Halcyon godeffroyi godeffroyi; Todirhamphus godeffroyi; Todirhamphus godeffroyi godeffroyi

Wikipedia Abstract

The Marquesan kingfisher (Todiramphus godeffroyi) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. It is threatened by habitat loss and predation by introduced species, and is currently classified as Critically endangered, with less than 500 individuals left in the wild.
View Wikipedia Record: Todiramphus godeffroyi

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Todiramphus godeffroyi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
58
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.77025
EDGE Score: 4.5253
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [1]  20 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  80 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  20 %
Forages - Understory [1]  30 %
Forages - Ground [1]  30 %
Forages - Water Surface [1]  20 %

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Marquesas tropical moist forests France Oceania Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests    

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Tahuata French Polynesia  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Polynesia-Micronesia Fiji, Micronesia, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, United States Yes

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0