- Sacred Kingfisher
Taxobox
name = Sacred Kingfisher
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
image_caption = Sacred Kingfisher (male)
("Todiramphus sanctus")
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Coraciiformes
familia =Halcyonidae
genus = "Todiramphus "
species = "T. sanctus"
binomial = "Todiramphus sanctus"
binomial_authority = (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
synonyms = "Halcyon sancta"The Sacred Kingfisher ("Todiramphus sanctus") is atree kingfisher found in themangrove s,forests , and river valleys ofAustralia ,Fiji ,Indonesia ,New Caledonia ,New Zealand (where the species is also called by its Māori name Kotare [Barrie Heather and Hugh Robertson "The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand" (revised edition)", Viking, 2005] ),Norfolk Island ,Papua New Guinea ,Solomon Islands , and theWallis and Futuna Islands.It has also occurred as a vagrant in
Christmas Island (in the Indian Ocean) [Barry J. Reville "A Visitor's Guide to the Birds of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean" (2nd ed.)", Christmas Island Natural History Association, 1993] ,Malaysia , theMarshall Islands , theFederated States of Micronesia , andNauru .In Australia, it occurs in
eucalypt forests,melaleuca forests,woodland andpaperbark forest s. In New Zealand, "T.sanctus vagans" shows altitudinal migration, with post-breeding movement from higher altitudes to the coast and also from forest to coast and open lands.It is 19-23 cm long, and feeds on insects, small crustaceans, and fish.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.External links
* [http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/sacred_kingfisher.htm Australian Museum fact sheet]
* [http://131.220.109.5/groms/Species_HTMLs/Tsanctus.html GROMS database]
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