Society kingfisher [SEP] parent taxon
Society kingfisher
The Society kingfisher or Tahiti kingfisher ("Todiramphus veneratus") is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to French Polynesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
Black-headed kingfisher
The black-headed kingfisher ("Actenoides monachus capucinus") is a kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae that is endemic to the eastern and southern regions of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It can be found in dense lowland forests up to elevation. It is threatened by habitat destruction by deforestation.
The black-headed kingfisher is considered as a subspecies of the green-backed kingfisher ("Actenoides monachus") by the International Ornithologists' Union but some taxonomists elevate the taxon to species status.