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Australian Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus (Todiramphus) sanctus ssp sanctus)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)
Order: Kingfishers (Coraciiformes)
Family: Tree Kingfisher (Alcedinidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Australian Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus (Todiramphus) sanctus ssp sanctus)
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Thank you Louis O'neill for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Riverland and possibly elsewhere
As can be seen by the binomial name, this is the nominate subspecies.
Copyright © 2011-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 18-Mar-2011
This species is classed as NT (Near Threatened) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)