Ryukyu Kingfisher (Todiramphus miyakoensis)
This species, if indeed it is one, is known exclusively by a single specimen which is believed to have been collected in 1887 on the island of Miyakojima in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
The sole specimen is very similar to the Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson)) (see photo), itself being extinct in the wild and currently only surviving in captivity, but differs in lacking the black nape band and in having reddish instead of blackish feet. The color of its beak is not known since the specimen is lacking its rhamphotheca.
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The Ryukyu Kingfisher is not accepted as a valid taxon by all ornithologists.
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Photo: Valerie Everett
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edited: 31.10.2020