Torresian Kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus)
About the Torresian Kingfisher
The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, mangroves, and plantations. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher. Three subspecies are recognised: T. s. sordidus (Gould, 1842) – Aru Islands, southern coasts of New Guinea, and northern and north-eastern coasts of Australia T. s. pilbara (Johnstone, 1983) – coastal north-western Australia from the De Grey River to Exmouth Gulf T. s. colcloughi (Mathews, 1916) – coastal east central to southeastern Queensland.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 34 recordings for this species: 19 CC BY-NC-ND · 15 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Australia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Cinnamon-banded KingfisherTodiramphus australasiarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.