Lilac-cheeked kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis)

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Facts – Lilac-cheeked kingfisher

Also known as:	Lilac kingfisher

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Coraciiformes
Family	Alcedinidae
Genus	Cittura (1)

Status – Lilac-cheeked kingfisher

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Lilac-cheeked kingfisher

Information on the lilac-cheeked kingfisher is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org

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Lilac-cheeked kingfisher perched on branch

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Lilac-cheeked kingfisher perched on branch

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