---
title: "Gouldliest"
description: "Todiramphus sordidus — Vögel. The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/torresian-kingfisher
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gouldliest

> Todiramphus sordidus — Vögel. The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.

- Scientific name: *Todiramphus sordidus*
- Category: `birds` (Vögel)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 1048
- Wikidata: [Q22286625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22286625)
- iNaturalist taxon: [472072](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/472072)

## Names

- en: Torresian Kingfisher
- de: Gouldliest
- es: Alción de Torres
- fr: Martin-chasseur de Torrès
- nl: Torresijsvogel

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1009)

## Summary

The Torresian kingfisher (Todiramphus sordidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae.  It is found in southern New Guinea and in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, mangroves, and plantations.  It was formerly considered a subspecies of the collared kingfisher.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torresian_kingfisher

## Photo

![Gouldliest](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/torresian-kingfisher/medium.jpg)

Photo: Barb · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145643698

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/torresian-kingfisher?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).