Flat-billed Kingfisher

Flat-billed Kingfisher

Todiramphus recurvirostris
Vailima Botanical Garden, Upolu Island, Samoa - October 27 2018
Lateral view of a Flat-billed Kingfisher. Kingfishers is one of my favorite bird families with its 113 members worldwide. The Flat-billed Kingfisher is a Samoan endemic and became the 71st kingfisher seen by me. I have been aware of this bird for many years due to its unique name. The vast majority of species I have not seen yet are confined to islands spread out in Australasia and south-west Pacific.