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Clearing up the Collared Kingfishers

10,000 Birds

Subspecies humii , Thailand. The Pacific Kingfisher ( Todiramphus sacer ) is one of three species identified in the South Pacific, the other two being from the Solomon Islands and I have no images of them (The Colonist Kingfisher and Melanesian Kingfisher ). Subspecies juliae , Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. Image by author.

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Confusing Collared Kingfishers

10,000 Birds

Subspecies humii , Thailand. Vanuatu has five subspecies, Fiji has three, and the far flung Solomon Islands have twelve. Subspecies juliae , Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu. I saw this kingfisher on a trip to the largest island in Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo. Above we have an example of the species.

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