Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)
The sacred kingfisher 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. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Todiramphus
Scientific:
Todiramphus sanctus
Original description
Citation:
(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1), 15(1826) p.206
Protonym:
Halcyon sanctus
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778452
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
874DB2116D50A804
Avibase ID:
avibase-874DB211
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/874DB211
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692705
Geographic range:
- Todiramphus sanctus sanctus: Australia to Solomon Islands; winters to New Guinea
- Todiramphus sanctus [vagans or norfolkiensis]: New Zealand, Norfolk, Lord Howe and Kermadec islands
- Todiramphus sanctus canacorum: New Caledonia and Isle of Pines
- Todiramphus sanctus macmillani: Loyalty Islands
- Todiramphus sanctus vitiensis: Fiji (Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Viti Levu, Ovalau, Koro, and Gau)
- Todiramphus sanctus eximius: Fiji (Kadavu, Ono and Vanua Kula)
- Todiramphus sanctus regina: Futuna (Wallis and Futuna, central Polynesia)
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Sacred Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció sagrat
Czech:
ledňáček posvátný
Danish:
Hellig Isfugl
German:
Götzenliest
Spanish:
Alción Sagrado
Finnish:
pyhimyskalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur sacré
Hungarian:
szent halción
Italian:
Martin pescatore sacro
Japanese (romaji):
hijirishoubin
Japanese:
ヒジリショウビン
Lithuanian:
Šventasis todiramfas
Dutch:
Heilige IJsvogel
Norwegian:
Maskaraisfugl
Polish:
łowczyk czczony
Russian:
Священная альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec posvätný
Swedish:
Inlandskungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Альціон священний
Chinese:
白眉翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
白眉翡翠
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bengali: চফত্র ভাছযাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): pabitra mācharāṅā*
Catalan: Alció sagrat
Czech: ledňáček posvátný
Danish: Hellig Isfugl
German: Götzenliest
English: Sacred Kingfisher
Esperanto: sankta alciono
Spanish: Alción Sagrado
Estonian: lõuna-safiirlind
Finnish: pyhimyskalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur sacré
Hungarian: szent halción
Indonesian: Cekakak Australia
Italian: Martin pescatore sacro
Japanese (romaji): hijirishoubin
Japanese: ヒジリショウビン
Kirghiz: ыйык чабакчыл
Scientific: Alcedo cyanea, Halcyon sancta, Halcyon sanctus, Todiramphus sanctus, Todiramphus sanctus sanctus
Lithuanian: Šventasis todiramfas
Maori: kotare, kōtare
Dutch: Heilige IJsvogel
Norwegian: Maskaraisfugl
Polish: łowczyk czczony
Russian: Священная альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec posvätný
Swedish: Inlandskungsfiskare
Tatar: изге яр чыпчыгы
Ukrainian: Альціон священний
Chinese: 白眉翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉翡翠
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