Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Four birds identified on this plate

Azure Kingfisher · Little Kingfisher · Red-backed Kingfisher · Sacred Kingfisher

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Plate XII, Alcyone,: Alcyone azurea & Pusilla Paramonov & Todirhamphus pyrrhopygius

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01Azure Kingfisher

Alcyone azureaCeyx azureusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

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Name recorded with the plateAlcyone azurea

Name used todayCeyx azureusAzure Kingfisher

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02Little Kingfisher

Alcyone pusillaCeyx pusillusShow this identification

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Name recorded with the plateAlcyone pusilla

Name used todayCeyx pusillusLittle Kingfisher

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03Red-backed Kingfisher

Todirhamphus pyrrhopygiusTodiramphus pyrrhopygiusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateTodirhamphus pyrrhopygius

Name used todayTodiramphus pyrrhopygiusRed-backed Kingfisher

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04Sacred Kingfisher

Todirhamphus sanctusTodiramphus sanctusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

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Name recorded with the plateTodirhamphus sanctus

Name used todayTodiramphus sanctusSacred Kingfisher

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The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

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Publication: The Birds of Australia, Volume 6
Plate: 11
Creator: Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.

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