Todiramphus sanctus

Sacred Kingfisher at O'Connor, ACT

Todiramphus sanctus at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Nov 2020 08:36 PM
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Identification history

Todiramphus sanctus 29 Nov 2020 MatthewFrawley
Todiramphus sanctus 29 Nov 2020 ConBoekel

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User's notes

These birds are a pair that have been previously reported. Note bird just visible, as is the hollow which is being repeatedly visited by both birds over several days. Many of the available hollows in DSW are in dead trees which need special protection during control burns.

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Additional information

  • True Nesting site

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
  • 526 images trained Machine learning

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