The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher is named for a stripe of blue feathers from the beak to the side of the head. Males have a blue back, females have a greenish back. Prior to 2015, the species had only been recorded twice, a single female in the 1920s and two females in 1953; no males had ever been recorded and no live specimens had been photographed. In 2015 a male bird was captured and photographed for the first time in the forests of Guadalcanal.[5][6][7] The bird was then killed for scientific study to obtain a set of molecular and morphological data. The killing was criticized as not necessary for science. The researcher who photographed and killed the bird estimated there are over 4000 living birds, the bird is not rare, and killing one did not threaten the population viability.[8][9]
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^BirdLife International (2017). "Actenoides excelsus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22726883A117090813. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22726883A117090813.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M. "Guadalcanal Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides excelsus)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. doi:10.2173/bow.moukin2.01. S2CID 242424978. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
^Platt, John R. "Beautiful "Mustached" Bird, Lost for 60 Years, Photographed for First Time". Retrieved 2015-10-03.
^Silby, Emily (29 September 2015). "Moustached Kingfisher Photographed for First Time". Audubon.
^C.E. Filardi (7 October 2015). "Why I collected a moustached kingsfisher". Audubon.org. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^Marc Bekoff (29 September 2015). ""Ridiculously Gorgeous Rare Bird" Photographed, Caught, and ... Killed by Researcher". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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guadalcanal, moustached, kingfisher, actenoides, bougainvillei, excelsus, kingfisher, subfamily, halcyoninae, that, endemic, guadalcanal, solomon, islands, bird, found, closed, canopy, forests, elevations, reported, nest, holes, ground, considered, subspecies,. The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus is a kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae that is endemic to Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands The bird can be found in closed canopy forests at elevations of 900 1 100 m 3 000 3 600 ft and is reported to nest in holes in the ground It is considered a subspecies of the moustached kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei by the International Ornithologists Union 2 but some taxonomists elevate the taxon to species status 3 4 Guadalcanal moustached kingfisherConservation statusEndangered IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClade DinosauriaClass AvesOrder CoraciiformesFamily AlcedinidaeSubfamily HalcyoninaeGenus ActenoidesSpecies A bougainvilleiSubspecies A b excelsusTrinomial nameActenoides bougainvillei excelsus Mayr 1941 The Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher is named for a stripe of blue feathers from the beak to the side of the head Males have a blue back females have a greenish back Prior to 2015 the species had only been recorded twice a single female in the 1920s and two females in 1953 no males had ever been recorded and no live specimens had been photographed In 2015 a male bird was captured and photographed for the first time in the forests of Guadalcanal 5 6 7 The bird was then killed for scientific study to obtain a set of molecular and morphological data The killing was criticized as not necessary for science The researcher who photographed and killed the bird estimated there are over 4000 living birds the bird is not rare and killing one did not threaten the population viability 8 9 References edit BirdLife International 2017 Actenoides excelsus IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T22726883A117090813 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 3 RLTS T22726883A117090813 en Retrieved 12 November 2021 Gill Frank Donsker David eds 2017 Rollers ground rollers amp kingfishers World Bird List Version 7 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 17 May 2017 del Hoyo J Collar N Kirwan G M Guadalcanal Moustached Kingfisher Actenoides excelsus In del Hoyo J Elliott A Sargatal J Christie D A de Juana E eds Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive Lynx Edicions doi 10 2173 bow moukin2 01 S2CID 242424978 Retrieved 25 May 2017 Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus Avibase avibase bsc eoc org Retrieved 2015 10 04 Field Journal Finding Ghosts AMNH Retrieved 2015 10 03 Platt John R Beautiful Mustached Bird Lost for 60 Years Photographed for First Time Retrieved 2015 10 03 Silby Emily 29 September 2015 Moustached Kingfisher Photographed for First Time Audubon C E Filardi 7 October 2015 Why I collected a moustached kingsfisher Audubon org Retrieved 26 October 2015 Marc Bekoff 29 September 2015 Ridiculously Gorgeous Rare Bird Photographed Caught and Killed by Researcher Huffington Post Retrieved 26 October 2015 External links editUn cientifico bajo presion por matar a un pajaro al que busco 20 anos El Pais Madrid 18 OCT 2015 1 18 OCT 2015 nbsp This Coraciiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher amp oldid 1109491804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
