Sacred Kingfisher
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Sacred Kingfisher

Todiramphus sanctus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
2 Verified records at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a medium-sized woodland kingfisher that occurs in mangroves, woodlands, forests and river valleys in Australia, New Zealand and other parts of the western Pacific. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Sacred Kingfisher at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
2 Abel Tasman National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
20–30%
3 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Tongariro National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
6 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
7 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
8 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
9 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
10 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
11 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
12 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
13 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
14 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5–10%
15 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
16 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
17 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
18 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
19 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
20 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
21 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
22 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
23 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
<5%
24 Aoraki Mount Cook National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
Insufficient data
25 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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