The avifauna of Biak Island, Papua, Indonesia with comments on status, conservation, natural history and taxonomy
Author
Bishop, K. David
text
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club
2023
2023-03-06
143
1
3
62
journal article
298463
10.25226/bboc.v143i1.2023.a2
6028cf6b-e944-40d1-b774-7caa1c970409
2513-9894
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805136AB-F3FE-4C77-85AC-E37423156B6D
SACRED KINGFISHER
Todiramphus sanctus
#
Range
T. s.
sanctus
Biak, Supiori, Rani, Numfor, Yapen.
Status
Austral migrant. Widespread and common in May‒October on Biak. Earliest 28 May (D. Holmes unpubl.), latest
8 November 2017
(A. Walker, eBird checklist S46415300) and
1 December 1937
(
Mayr & Meyer de Schauensee 1939
), a rather late date for this Australian bird.
6 August 2015
: one on Rani (N. Voaden, eBird checklist S24512191).