Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus - Martin-chasseur sacré

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Todiramphus
Species
:
sanctus

Descriptor

Vigors Horsfield, 1827

Biometrics

Size
: 22 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 28 à 61 g

Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Todiramphus sanctus sanctus (Australia to e Solomon Is.)
Todiramphus sanctus vagans (New Zealand, Lord Howe and Kermadec Is.)
Todiramphus sanctus norfolkiensis (Norfolk I.)
Todiramphus sanctus canacorum (New Caledonia)
Todiramphus sanctus macmillani (Loyalty Is.)

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur sacré,
Alción sagrado,
martim-caçador-sagrado,
Götzenliest,
szent halción,
Heilige IJsvogel,
Martin pescatore sacro,
helig kungsfiskare,
Maskaraisfugl,
rybárikovec posvätný,
ledňáček posvátný,
Hellig Isfugl,
pyhimyskalastaja,
alció sagrat,
łowczyk czczony,
sveti gozdomec,
Священная альциона,
Cekakak australia,
ヒジリショウビン,
白眉翡翠,
神聖翡翠,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropic

al Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches, Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Sand Dunes, Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest