Cittura Kaup 1848

Cittura cyanotis at Bintauna

Lilac kingfishers are kingfishers in the genus Cittura, found in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and the neighbouring Sangihe and Talaud Islands.

Taxonomy

The genus Cittura was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848.^[1] The genus name is from classical Greek kitta for "magpie" and oura for "tail".

There are two species:^[2]

• C. sanghirensis Sharpe, 1868 – Sangihe and Talaud Islands – Sangihe lilac kingfisher
• C. cyanotis (Temminck, 1824) – northern Sulawesi and Lembeh Island – Sulawesi lilac kingfisher

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