Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | ledňáček posvátný |
| Dutch | Heilige Ijsvogel |
| English | Sacred Kingfisher |
| English (United States) | Sacred Kingfisher |
| French | Martin-chasseur sacré |
| French (France) | Martin-chasseur sacré |
| German | Götzenliest |
| Indonesian | Cekakak australia |
| Japanese | ヒジリショウビン |
| Norwegian | maskaraisfugl |
| Polish | łowczyk czczony |
| Russian | Священная альциона |
| Serbian | Sveti vodomar |
| Slovak | rybárikovec posvätný |
| Spanish | Alción Sagrado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Alción sagrado |
| Swedish | helig kungsfiskare |
| Thai | นกกินเปี้ยวท้องสีส้ม |
| Turkish | Kutsal Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | Альціон священний |
Todiramphus sanctus (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Halcyon sanctus
Vigors & Horsfield, 1827. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1), 15(1826), p.206.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Holland = New South Wales.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TODIRAMPHUS
- sanctus
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Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus Scientific name definitions
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 25, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 25, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
Authors
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sackin1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 25, 2015
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
Authors
P. F. Woodall and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Woodall, P. F. and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.