Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Authority: (Swainson, 1821)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This recently-split kingfisher was endemic to the island of Guam, but following predation by invasive snakes it became Extinct in the Wild in 1986 when the last remaining wild birds were taken into captivity for captive breeding.

Population size: unknown

Population trend:

Country endemic: no