BirdUp · Species
Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Least ConcernNative
- Order
- CORACIIFORMES
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Todiramphus
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The sacred kingfisher is a medium-sized woodland kingfisher that occurs in mangroves, woodlands, forests and river valleys in Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the western Pacific.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- OR, AU : Australia, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is., Lord Howe, Norfolk I., New Zealand and east Solomon Is.
- Non-breeding range
- To Indonesian Arch., New Guinea region, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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