CIBED - - Chattering Kingfisher

Todiramphus tutus Chattering Kingfisher Ngōtare ^AT

f.ALCEDINIDAE Kingfishers

Todiramphus tutus Chattering Kingfisher Ngōtare ^AT

f.ALCEDINIDAE Kingfishers

Cook Islands Status Summary

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Intl. NamesChattering Kingfisher ^EN Borabora Kingfisher ^EN Schnatternder Liest ^DE Boraboraliest ^DE

Local NamesKōtare^RR Ngōtare^AT,MK

Pacific NamesNo Content

Sci. NamesTodiramphus tutus (accepted name) , Halcyon tuta atiu, Halcyon tuta mauke, Todirhamphus tutus, Todirhamphus tutus atiu, Todirhamphus tutus mauke

High Tax. Eng.k.Animals, p.Vertebrates, c.Birds, f.Kingfishers - Bird

High Tax. Latink.ANIMALIA, p.CHORDATA, sp.GNATHOSTOMATA, spc.TETRAPODA, c.AVES, sc.NEOGNATHAE, o.Coraciiformes, f.ALCEDINIDAE

Natl. PresencePresent

Sth. PresenceRR^{- X}MG^-AT⁺⁺⁺MK⁺⁺⁺MT^-AK^-PL^-MN^-TK^-

Nth. PresenceTN^-MH^-RK^-PK^-NS^-SW^-

VouchersNo Content

Local OriginNative; Resident; Endemic of Polynesia

Global RangeNative: Southeast Polynesia (‘Ātiu, Ma‘uke, Societies);

HabitatLand

ThreatenedNo Content

InvasivenessNo Content

BiosecurityNo Content

Medical StatusNo Content

Harmful StatusNo Content

UsesNo Content

IdentificationA small bird to 22cmTL. Bill long stout and black; legs short and dark grey; tail narrow and short. Head white with a small blue-green cap; eyestripe around back of head blue-green; neck white to pale yellow; underside white. Back, wings and tail blumore...e. YOUNG with extensive blue cap and eye-band, and white-fringed wing feathers. VOICE: noisy chattering "ke-ke-ke" or a repeated "ki-kiu".

Similar SpeciesMangaia Kingfisher (Todirhamphus ruficollaris) has pale orange neck AND orange above the dark eye-stripe (vs. white).

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Adult feeding juvie

Atiu adult (L) and Mauke subadult (R)

Atiu - 2 adults

Atiu adult and Mauke subadult

Atiu bird

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Atiu - adult and young (© TVNZ)

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Vernacular Names

English and International Names

Chattering Kingfisher ^EN Borabora Kingfisher^EN Schnatternder Liest^DE Boraboraliest^DE

Pacific Names

No Pacific Names

Local Names

Kōtare^RR Ngōtare^AT,MK

National Name: Ngōtare ^AT

Island	Status	Main name
National name	AT	Ngōtare
Rarotonga	- X	Kōtare
Mangaia	-	A,nN
Ātiu	+++	Ngōtare
Ma‘uke	+++	Ngōtare
Miti‘āro	-	A,nN
Aitutaki	-	A,nN
Palmerston	-	A,nN
Tongareva-write	-	A,nN
Tongareva-speak	-	A,nN
Manihiki	-	A,nN
Rakahanga	-	A,nN
Pukapuka	-	A,nN
Nassau	-	A,nN

Scientific Names and Taxonomy

National Distribution & Vouchers

National Presence:

Present

Oceanic

Absent

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Island	Status
Rarotonga	Absent X
Mangaia	Absent
Ātiu	+++
Ma‘uke	+++
Miti‘āro	Absent
Aitutaki	Absent
Palmerston	Absent
Manuae	Absent
Takūtea	Absent
Tongareva	Absent
Manihiki	Absent
Rakahanga	Absent
Pukapuka	Absent
Nassau	Absent
Suwarrow	Absent

Vouchers for:
Todiramphus tutus

Cook Islands

Southern

Northern

Oceanic

Rarotonga

Mangaia

Ātiu

Ma‘uke

Miti‘āro

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Manuae

Takūtea

Tongareva

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Pukapuka

Nassau

Suwarrow

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Local Origin and Global Range

Habitat

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Threatened

no data available

Invasive/Pest Status

no data available

Biosecurity

Medicinal

Species Uses

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McCormack, Gerald (2026) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2026.03.23 - Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at https://naturalheritage.gov.ck/cibed
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