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Guam kingfisher

Todiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson, 1821)

EWExtinct in the Wildbirds

The guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 61.8 g to 66.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Extinct in the Wild.

Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)
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Quick facts about the guam kingfisher

Weight
61.8 g – 66.7 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the guam kingfisher live?

Not recorded

What is the guam kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus), called sihek in Chamorro, is a species of kingfisher from the United States Territory of Guam. It is restricted to a captive breeding program following its extinction in the wild due primarily to predation by the introduced brown tree snake.

From the Wikipedia article “Guam kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guam_kingfisher&oldid=1361081937), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the guam kingfisher endangered?

The guam kingfisher is listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List: it survives only in captivity or outside its natural range.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Extinct in the Wild species. What the categories mean.

How is the guam kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusTodiramphus
  7. SpeciesTodiramphus cinnamominus (Swainson, 1821)

Synonyms Halcyon cinnamonina, Halcyon cinnamonina cinnamonina, Halcyon rufigularis, Todirhamphus cinnamominus, Todirhamphus cinnamominus cinnamominus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Guam kingfisher (Guam)English
  • Guam kingfisher (Miyako-jima I.)English
  • Micronesian kingfisherEnglish
  • Micronesian kingfisherEnglish
  • alció de l'illa GuamCatalan
  • SihekChamorro
  • ledňáček guamskýCzech
  • ledňáček mikronéskýCzech
  • Guam IsfuglDanish
  • Mikronesisk IsfuglDanish
  • ZimtliestGerman
  • Guam-ZimtkopfliestGerman
  • ZimtkopfliestGerman
  • gvama alcionoEsperanto
  • Alción de GuamSpanish
  • Alción MicronesioSpanish
  • mikroneesia safiirlindEstonian
  • mikronesiankalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-chasseur cannelleFrench
  • guamski vodomarCroatian
  • Martin pescatore di MicronesiaItalian
  • ズアカショウビンJapanese
  • mikronezinis todiramfasLithuanian
  • Mikronēzijas dzenītisLatvian
  • MikronesiaisfuglNorwegian Bokmål
  • GuamijsvogelDutch
  • Micronesische ijsvogelDutch
  • łowczyk cynamonowyPolish
  • guarda-rios-de-guamPortuguese
  • martim-caçador-de-guamePortuguese
  • Гуамская альционаRussian
  • Микронезийская альционаRussian
  • Микронезийский зимородокRussian
  • rybárikovec škoricovýSlovak
  • cirkonijski gozdomecSlovenian
  • Vodomar sa ostrva GuamSerbian
  • guamkungsfiskareSwedish
  • Guam YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Mikronezya yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • альціон мікронезійськийUkrainian
  • 桂紅翡翠Chinese
  • 桂红翡翠Chinese
  • 關島翡翠Chinese

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Relatives of the guam kingfisher

Other species in the same genus Todiramphus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the guam kingfisher?

An adult guam kingfisher weighs 61.8 g – 66.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the guam kingfisher endangered?

The guam kingfisher is listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List, meaning it survives only in captivity or outside its natural range.

What kind of animal is the guam kingfisher?

The guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{guam_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Guam kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/guam-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}