Gould · 1837-1838
Sacred Kingfisher
Halcyon Swainson
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01Sacred Kingfisher
Several species on one plate
This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.
Name recorded with the plateHalcyon sanctus
Name used todayTodiramphus sanctusSacred Kingfisher
What connects the names
The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
- Plate
- 53
- Creator
- John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
- Holding institution
- Museums Victoria
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.