What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Palau Kingfisher been recorded?

Todiramphus pelewensis occurrence evidence comes from 4 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1945 to 1950. Most records come from Palau.

Palau Kingfisher
Palau Kingfisher — Photo (display-sized rendition): thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesCoraciiformesAlcedinidaeTodiramphus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

4 records across 1 countries and territories, 1945–1950.

Todiramphus pelewensis · GBIF taxon key 8274829

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: November.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

historical describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Palau Kingfisher has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Palau Kingfisher. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Palau 4

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Record pattern: historical
Historical records with no recent record in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.