Tuamotuliest
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Todiramphus gambieri | ||||||||||
( Oustalet , 1895) |
The Tuamotuliest ( Todiramphus gambieri ) is a rare species of kingfisher found in the Gambier Islands and the Tuamotu Archipelago .
description
The Tuamotuliest reaches a length of 20 centimeters. The head and neck are washed out in cream color. The top of the head shows a patch of blue feathers. The forehead is creamy white. A wide band runs across the neck. The ear covers are dark blue. The chin and underside are white. A reddish brown band runs across the upper chest. The coat, back, rump, wings and tail are blue. The beak is black. His alarm call consists of a ki-ki-ki-ki .
Way of life
The Tuamotuliest breeds between September and January. The nest hole is built in rotten trunks of coconut palms . Its diet consists of beetles and small lizards.
status
The Tuamotuliest was once native in two subspecies on Niau in the Tuamotu Archipelago and on Mangareva in the Gambier Islands . The nominate form T. g. gambieri of Mangareva is probably extinct before the 1,922th The subspecies T. g. niauensis from the island of Niau in 1974 had a population of about 400–600 specimens. Still relatively common in 1990, the stock decreased so much that in 2003/2004 only between 40 and 50 copies were counted. A search in 2006/2007, however, resulted in a stock of over 200 copies. The main reasons for the decline in the Tuamotuliests are rats and the destruction of the nesting trees by clearing and tropical storms.
literature
- Charles Hilary Fry , Kathie Fry and Alan Harris : Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters and Rollers. Christopher Helm, 1999, ISBN 0713652063 .
- Leslie J. Knowles & James W. Nitchen: Kingfishers of the World Times Editions, 1995. ISBN 9812044701
- Erik Hirschfeld: The Rare Birds Yearbook 2008 , MagDig Media Ltd., Shrewsbury, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9552607-3-5
Web links
- Description (in French; PDF file; 94 kB)
- Birdlife factsheet
- Todiramphus gambieri in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.