Sacred Kingfisher

The Sacred Kingfisher is a tree kingfisher found in the mangroves, forests, and river valleys of Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand , Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

The Sacred Kingfisher is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a tree kingfisher found in the mangroves, forests, and river valleys of Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand (where the species is also called by its Māori name Kotare), Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. It has also occurred as a vagrant in Christmas Island (in the Indian Ocean), Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Nauru. More

The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a tree kingfisher found in the mangroves, forests, and river valleys of Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand (where the species is also called by its Maori name Kotare), Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Wallis and Futuna Islands. More

Sacred Kingfisher at nest. Sacred Kingfisher at nest. Photo: Norman Chaffer Estate © Australian Museum Distribution map of Todiramphus sanctus Distribution map of Todiramphus sanctus Map © Birds Australia Birdata Facts and figures Minimum size: 19 cm Maximum size: 24 cm Average size: 21 cm Average weight: 45 g Breeding season: September to December; occasionally extended to March, if conditions are favourable. More

A Sacred Kingfisher perched just outside one of our office windows. It is a fair distance to the water and after some research we discovered that this Kingfisher is a dry land hunter favouring large insects and small reptiles. I know theres some food around here - Continue your exploration of wildlife at Middle Path...... More

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Sacred Kingfisher on a powerline 20 km south of Narrabri (I) Sacred Kingfisher on a powerline (II) Sacred Kingfisher diving to catch its prey Sacred Kingfisher returning to its perch Frontal view of an immature Sacred Kingfisher These pages are best viewed with firefox (for a few more details, click here). More

Sunnybank Sacred Kingfisher photographed on 7th January 2007 Sacred Kingfisher Unofficial and independent local neighbourhood directory or portal to locate sacred kingfisher (also previously known as Halcyon sancta ) links and information on sacred kingfishers ( Todiramphus sanctus ) for the suburban community of Sunnybank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. More

Sacred KingfisherThe Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a tree kingfisher that can be found in the mangroves, eucalypt forests, melaleuca forests, woodlands and paperbark forests of Australia. Description It averages 19-23 cm in length. Diet / Feeding It feeds on insects, small crustaceans, and fish. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from Wikipedia. More

The Sacred Kingfisher is a bird that has a really beautiful blue on its back and a creamy colour on its chest, with a yellow beak. CALL: - Its call sounds like a bip, bip, bip, bip. More

The Sacred Kingfisher is one of the most familiar of the smaller Australian Kingfishers. The Kingfisher lives in pairs. It breeds from September to March. Their nest is a chamber at the end of a tunnel usually drilled into a aboreal termite nest but sometimes in an earth bank or even in a fence post. The Kingfishers body is short and plump, and their legs and feet are small. More

Picture of Todiramphus sanctus above has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
Original source: Ian Sanderson
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Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Alcedinidae
Genus : Todiramphus
Species : sanctus
Authority : (Vigors & Horsfeld, 1827)