Sacred Kingfisher

Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

白眉翡翠

    Size : 22 cm; Male 28–61 g, Female 28–56 g

    

    Subspecies and Distribution

• Todiramphus sanctus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
  – Australia, and possibly also E Solomons (breeding reported in Kolombangara, Guadalcanal and Three Sisters); migrates to Indonesia (W to Sumatra) and Melanesia.
• Todiramphus sanctus vagans (Lesson, 1828)
  – Norfolk I, Lord Howe I, Kermadec Is and New Zealand.
• Todiramphus sanctus canacorum (Brasil, 1916)
  – New Caledonia and I of Pines.
• Todiramphus sanctus macmillani (Mayr, 1940)
  – Loyalty Is.

Todiramphus sanctus ssp. sanctus

Date : 07 September 2018

Location : AFU Dive Resort, Distrik Waigeo Selatan, Kabupaten Raja Ampat, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia