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Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 1,189, February 732, March 420, April 304, May 318, June 368, July 380, August 358, September 696, October 1,806, November 1,432, December 1,109.
Australia9,112
Queensland3,774
New South Wales2,302
Victoria1,643
New Zealand690
Western Australia528
South Australia360
Australian Capital Territory231
Indonesia210
Northern Territory207

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderRollers, Kingfishers, and Allies · Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers · Alcedinidae
GenusAustralo-Pacific Kingfishers · Todiramphus

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Practise Sacred Kingfisher with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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