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Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

The sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) 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.

Overview

The sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) 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.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

FreshwaterTerrestrial

Video

Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) Rush Creek, SE Queensland, AustraliaCredit: Aviceda · CC BY-SA 3.0Source ↗

Sounds

:Unknown: Sounds like begging calls 0:51 Todiramphus sanctus (continues throughout) and eastern yellow robin from start Noisy friarbird 0:22? Golden whistler 0:30 Spotted pardalote 0:36 ? Sounds like begging calls 0:37 Superb lyrebird 0:48 (standing calls 1:44) etc. Satin bowerbird 0:50? Sulfur-cested cockatoo 0:53 etc. Rainbow lorikeet 1:00? and following Crimson rosella 1:08, 1:50, 2:15 Australian king parrot 1:14? Magpie 0:38 (distant), 2:04, etc. Eastern spinebill 2:53 Eastern yellow robin 3:00 bird-seen:no playback-used:no Common name: Identity unknown Type: begging call Genus: Mystery Species: mystery Location: Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales Country: Australia Elevation: 440 mJames Ray · CC BY-SA 4.0

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Sacred kingfisher Wikipedia

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