Alternative name: Black-billed Kingfisher
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
Identification
35 cm
- Black and white plumage
- White head
- Large bill
Distribution
Endemic to Sulawesi and the Sula Islands. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.
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. (2025) Great-billed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great-billed_Kingfisher
External Links
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