The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) is a
tree kingfisher found in the
mangroves,
forests, and river valleys of
Australia,
Fiji,
Indonesia,
New Caledonia,
New Zealand (where the species is also called by its
Māori name Kotare ),
Norfolk Island,
Papua New Guinea,
Solomon Islands, and the
Wallis and Futuna Islands. It has also occurred as a vagrant in
Christmas Island (in the Indian Ocean) ,
Malaysia, the
Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and
Nauru. In Australia, it occurs in
eucalypt forests,
melaleuca forests,
woodland and
paperbark forests. In New Zealand, T.sanctus vagans shows altitudinal migration, with post-breeding movement from higher altitudes to the coast and also from forest to coast and open lands.
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