Sacred Kingfisher

Taxonomy conform IOC World Bird List

Distribution

• Breeding range => Oriental Region, Australasia : Australia, New Caledonia including Loyalty Is., Lord Howe, Norfolk I., New Zealand and e Solomon Is.
• Nonbreeding range => to Indonesian Archipelago, New Guinea region, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.

Subspecies

• T. s. sanctus - Australia (except wc, Tasmania) to e Solomon Is. | to Indonesian Archipelago, New Guinea region, Bismarck Archipelago and Solomon Is.
• T. s. vagans - Lord Howe I. (e of Australia), North, South, Stewart and Kermadec is. (ne of North I.; New Zealand)
• T. s. norfolkiensis - Norfolk I. (e of Australia)
• T. s. canacorum - Grande Terre and Ile des Pins (New Caledonia)
• T. s. macmillani - Loyalty Is. (New Caledonia)