Todiramphus sanctus

4 Sacred Kingfisher at Deakin, ACT

Todiramphus sanctus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 07:34 AM
Todiramphus sanctus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 07:34 AM
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Identification history

Todiramphus sanctus 12 Dec 2018 natureguy
Todiramphus sanctus 11 Dec 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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A pair of Sacred Kingfishers landed on a branch on the opposite side of the tree from me. Fortunately I was able to find a gap in the branches to photograph through. I was not able to get the pair together but I did see this bird with a dragonfly in its mouth. Despite the size of the insect this kingfisher swallowed it down without a problem.

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Species information

  • Todiramphus sanctus Scientific name
  • Sacred Kingfisher Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1096.69m Recorded at altitude
  • 519 images trained Machine learning
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