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CAVS: 8980

Subspecies Todiramphus (Todiramphus) sanctus vagans (Lesson, 1828)

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

New Zealand and adjacent islands.


Other Regions

Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater, Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, closed forest, diurnal, littoral, piscivore, sedentary, territorial, volant, woodland.

Extra Ecological Information

Randomly dispersed, seasonal breeder, lacertiphagous, solitary or in dispersed pairs, feeds from forest edge to coral reef in pouncing sallies from vantage perches, nests in hollows, both sexes share nidificational duties, apparently self-introduced from New Zealand in mid 1800s.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
15-Feb-2011 MODIFIED