Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis] (Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis])

Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis]

Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis] (= 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

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Classification

Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Todiramphus
Scientific:
  Todiramphus sanctus

Original description

Citation:
(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T 1827)

Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 15, pt.1 p.206

Imprint year:
1826

Protonym:
Halcyon sanctus

Type locality:
New Holland = New South Wales.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/13694#page/212/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CC175566248FE662

Avibase ID:
avibase-CC175566

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CC175566

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 692705

Geographic range:

Todiramphus recurvirostris: western Samoa (Apolima, Upolu, and Savai'i)
Todiramphus sanctus [excl. vitiensis]: Australia including Lord Howe and Norfolk islands, New Caledonia including Loyalty Islands, New Zealand, and eastern Solomon Islands; winters to Indonesian Archipelago, New Guinea region, Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands
Todiramphus sanctus sanctus: Australia to Solomon Islands; winters to New Guinea
Todiramphus sanctus [vagans or norfolkiensis]: New Zealand, and Norfolk, Lord Howe, and Kermadec islands
Todiramphus sanctus canacorum: New Caledonia including Île des Pins
Todiramphus sanctus macmillani: Loyalty Islands
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis]
French:
Martin-chasseur sacré ou M.-c. des Samoa [excl. vitiensis]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sacred or Flat-billed Kingfisher [excl. vitiensis] ( Todiramphus [sanctus or recurvirostris, excl. vitiensis])
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martin-chasseur sacré ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sacred Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sanctus) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Todiramphus sanctus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Todiramphus [chloris, sanctus or enigma]

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