Pacific Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusNE - Not evaluated
SynonymsPacific Kingfisher [incl. vitiensis], Pacific Kingfisher'
Old latin name for birdAlcedo sacra
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusTodiramphus
Breeding regionAustralasia, Pacific ocean
Breeding subregionsw Pacific

Pacific Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © David Gibbs
    Solomon Islands
  • 2.
    Call, © Chris Harrison
    Fiji
  • 3.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 4.
    Call, © Dominik Maximilián Ramík
    Vanuatu
  • 5.
    Call, © Dominik Maximilián Ramík
    Vanuatu
  • 6.
    Call, © Samuel Jones
    United States
  • 7.
    Call, male, surf, © Phil Gregory
    Fiji
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 9.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Solomon Islands
  • 10.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Bobby Wilcox
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Pacific Kingfisher

Pacific Kingfisher subspecies (22)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Todiramphus sacer amoenusRennell and Bellona (nw of Rennell; s Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer brachyurusReef Is. (n Temotu =Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer erromangaeErromango and Aneityum (s Vanuatu)-No
Todiramphus sacer eximiusKadavu and satellites Ono and Kanua Kula (sw Fiji, sw Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer juliaeMaéwo to Éfaté (c Vanuatu)-No
Todiramphus sacer malaMalaita (se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer manuaeOfu, Olosega and Tau (Manua group, e American Samoa, c Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer marinusLau Arch. (e Fiji, sw Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer melanoderaVanikoro (se Temotu=Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer ornatusNendo and Tinakula (to n of Nendo; wc Temotu =Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer pavuvuPavuvu (=Russell; sc Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer pealeiTutuila (w American Samoa, c Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer reginaFutuna (Wallis and Futuna Is., ne of Fiji, sw Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer sacerc, s Tonga (sc Polynesia)-No
Todiramphus sacer santoensisBanks Is. and Santo (n Vanuatu)-No
Todiramphus sacer solomonisMakira (=San Cristóbal) and nearby islands (se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer sororumOlu Malau Is. (=Three Sisters; n of Makira; se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer tannensisTanna (s Vanuatu)-No
Todiramphus sacer torresianusTorres Is. (n Vanuatu)-No
Todiramphus sacer utupuaeUtupua (se Temotu =Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer vicinaDuff Is. (ne Temotu =Santa Cruz Is., se Solomon Is.)-No
Todiramphus sacer vitiensisViti Levu, Ovalau, Koro and Ngau (Lomaiviti group), Vanua Levu and Taveuni (w, c Fiji, sw Polynesia)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Chinese太平洋翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)太平洋翡翠
Czechledňáček pacifický
DanishTonga Grøn Isfugl
DutchPacifische IJsvogel, Todiramphus sacer
FrenchMartin-chasseur des Tonga [incl. vitiensis], Martin-chasseur du Pacifique, Martin-chasseur des Tonga, Martin-chasseur du Pacifique [incl. vitiensis]
GermanPazifikliest
Japaneseタイヘイヨウショウビン
NorwegianStillehavsisfugl, stillehavsisfugl
Norwegian NynorskStillehavsisfugl
Polishłowczyk plamkogłowy
Portugueseguarda-rios-do-pacífico, martim-caçador-do-pacífico
RussianОкеанская альциона
SerbianPacifički vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec tichomorský
Sloveniannebesni gozdomec
SpanishAlción Acollarado del Pacífico, Alción Acollarado (C y S Tonga)
Swedishstillahavskungsfiskare, torreskungsfiskare
TurkishPasifik Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон садовий