Pamela Moresby
The New Zealand Kingfisher is otherwise known as the Sacred Kingfisher. The other names are the Kotare, the Green Kingfisher, Wood Kingfisher, Tree Kingfisher.
There are eight subspecies in Australia, New Caledonia, the Loyalty, Lord Howe Norfolk and Kermadec islands and New Zealand.The New Zealand sub species is Vagans.
It’s often seen on power lines patiently waiting for prey to appear and I’ve seen it’s Kingfisher nest in a Phoenix Palm Tree and in banks by rivers.
It’s not a threatened Species.
