large bill; buffy throat and belly; brown breast band (Australia; 2006-06-20)
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Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Native Range:
Australian Region and Oriental Region
Notes:
a mid-sized kingfisher of woodlands and parklands; despite its name, it feeds on a wide variety of inscts and lizards rather than on fish alone; nests in a burrow in a bank or sometimesin an elongated cavity on a tree branch; no sexual dimorphism.
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