The kingfisher is a distinctive bird with a green-blue back, buff to yellow undersides and a large black bill. It has a broad black eye-stripe, and a white collar in adults. The females are slightly …

The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon. These early images showed in detail …

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 …

The New Zealand kingfisher is distributed widely throughout the country, but is most common in northern sheltered coastal regions. It favours mangrove swamps, tidal estuaries and mudflats, …

The Sacred Kingfisher is native to New Zealand. Found widely across NZ, they are easily identified by their bright blue feathers and unique silhouette of a prominant beak and tail. …

kingfisher, Halcyon sancta, found in New Zealand Birds' bird gallery section, includes general information about the bird, taxonomy, description, where to find them and other useful and …

The sacred kingfisher is one of the best known birds in New Zealand due to the iconic photographs published over many years by Geoff Moon. These early images showed in detail …

2023年8月7日 · Our native kōtare is a sub-species of the same kingfisher which is also found over much of the Pacific. It has been in Aotearoa, and quite possibly Ōtāhuna long before humans …

The Sacred Kingfisher is of stocky build and has a big heavy bill. It has green-blue back feathers that turn yellow on its undersides. They are a relative of the Australian Kookaburra (not the …

New Zealand Kingfisher are very distinctive with green blue feathers on the back and cap, yellow / orange to buff colour under body, a black bill that can look too large for the bird, and a black …