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The Society kingfisher is around 21 cm (8.3 in) in overall length. The male of the nominate subspecies on Tahiti has dull olive upperparts with a brownish blue-green head and an aquamarine area behind the eye and on the ear coverts. The underparts are white with a variable broad rusty chest-band. The female on Tahiti is dusky brown above and has a prominent brown breast-band. The male of T. v. youngi on Moorea is pale brown above.
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When to see the Society Kingfisher
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Society Kingfisher
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About the Society Kingfisher
The Society kingfisher or Tahiti kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to the Society Islands of French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
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Easily confused with
Blue-black KingfisherTodiramphus nigrocyaneusThe blue-black kingfisher is 23 cm (9.1 inches) long and weighs 51–57 grams (1.8–2.0 ounces).
Rusty-capped KingfisherTodiramphus pelewensisThe rusty-capped kingfisher or Palau kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.
Flat-billed KingfisherTodiramphus recurvirostrisThe flat-billed kingfisher is a compact bird characterized by a comparatively short, shallow, and wide bill.
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