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Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus · Family Alcedinidae
Todiramphus sanctus
Family Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 571,419
- Countries and territories with records
- 24
About this species
This species has 571,419 occurrence records from 24 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Australia (74.8%), New Zealand (22.5%) and Indonesia (1.1%); together they account for 98.4% of the total. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.39% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Todiramphus sanctus combines the genus name Todiramphus with the species epithet sanctus. The Warbla app catalog lists 26 species of the genus Todiramphus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Todiramphus chloris, Todiramphus macleayii and Todiramphus pyrrhopygius.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 104 species of the family Alcedinidae. This species ranks 5th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Megaceryle alcyon. Its record count is 3.6 times the family average (157,707). The family Alcedinidae belongs to the order Coraciiformes, which has 171 species in the Warbla app catalog.