Scientific Name: Todiramphus sanctus
Common Name: Sacred Kingfisher
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Halcyonidae
Other Names: NA
Distribution: Throughout Austarlia coastal regions, less common in Tasmania
Habitat: woodlands, mangroves and paperbark forests, tall open eucalypt forest and melaleuca forest.
Field Notes: Turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. Broad black eye stripe extending from bill to nape of neck. Size 19-23cm.
photo by auscarft 2012, Gordanbrook Dam.
View attachment 3177 Front one eating Australian Tiger dragonfly
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Common Name: Sacred Kingfisher
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Halcyonidae
Other Names: NA
Distribution: Throughout Austarlia coastal regions, less common in Tasmania
Habitat: woodlands, mangroves and paperbark forests, tall open eucalypt forest and melaleuca forest.
Field Notes: Turquoise back, turquoise blue rump and tail, buff-white underparts and a broad cream collar. Broad black eye stripe extending from bill to nape of neck. Size 19-23cm.
photo by auscarft 2012, Gordanbrook Dam.
View attachment 3177 Front one eating Australian Tiger dragonfly
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