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Pacific Kingfisher

Todiramphus sacer(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Pacific Kingfisher

The Pacific Kingfisher (Todiramphus sacer) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.

Scientific name
Todiramphus sacer
Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Order
Coraciiformes
IUCN Red List
Not Evaluated
English (US)
Pacific Kingfisher
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 22 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Alcedo sacra
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Society Islands, New Zealand, Philippines; restricted to Tongatabu by Wetmore, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 63, 1919, p. 196.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.453

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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