Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Sacred Kingfisher
The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) 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 sanctus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Sacred Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Todiramphus sanctus sanctus
- Todiramphus sanctus vagans
- Todiramphus sanctus norfolkiensis
- Todiramphus sanctus canacorum
- Todiramphus sanctus macmillani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon sanctus
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- New Holland = New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.206
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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