Fiji Micronesia United Arab Emirates Vanuatu 
10,000 Birds
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Subspecies kalbansis, United Arab Emirates. One new Pacific island form is the Mariana Kingfisher ( Todiramphus albicilla ) from the Mariana Islands in Micronesia. Saipan, Micronesia. Subspecies vitiensis , Fiji. Subspecies juliae , Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Mariana Kingfisher. Photo by author.
10,000 Birds
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Compare this to the next bird… Subspecies kalbansis, United Arab Emirates. Vanuatu has five subspecies, Fiji has three, and the far flung Solomon Islands have twelve. Subspecies albicilla , Saipan, Micronesia. Subspecies juliae , Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Image by author.
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