Forest Kingfisher

Todiramphus macleayii

Forest Kingfisher HIGH ROLLING CALL Probable

Putative nocturnal call type

Very fast staccato call verging on a trill, seemingly the quite typical Forest Kingfisher daytime call.

Evidence for identification

Superficial match to spectrograms from eBird, but need to dig more deeply to confirm properly.

Confidence statement

Seems a good fit, but needs a bit more research.

Similar species / confusion risks

need to rule out an overexcited Sacred Kingfisher etc

Project detections: 4 annotations; 3 nights; recorded in March, September, October; most recent detection 23 Mar 2026.

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