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'''Alternative name: Black-billed Kingfisher''' | '''Alternative name: Black-billed Kingfisher''' | ||
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;[[:Category:Pelargopsis|Pelargopsis]] melanorhyncha | ;[[:Category:Pelargopsis|Pelargopsis]] melanorhyncha | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 35 cm | ||
| + | *Black and white plumage | ||
| + | *White head | ||
| + | *Large bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Indonesia]] | + | Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Sulawesi]] and the [[Moluccas]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''P. m. melanorhyncha'': | *''P. m. melanorhyncha'': | ||
:*[[Sulawesi]] | :*[[Sulawesi]] | ||
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Mangrove forests | Mangrove forests | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Plunges from an overhanging perch for fish and crayfish. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:40, 12 August 2014
Alternative name: Black-billed Kingfisher
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
Identification
35 cm
- Black and white plumage
- White head
- Large bill
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Sulawesi and the Moluccas
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. m. melanorhyncha:
- P. m. dichrorhyncha:
- Peleng Island and Banggai Islands (off Sulawesi)
- P. m. eutreptorhyncha:
- Sula Islands (eastern of Sulawesi)
Habitat
Mangrove forests
Behaviour
Plunges from an overhanging perch for fish and crayfish.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great-billed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Kingfisher
