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Great-billed kingfisher

Summary

The great-billed kingfisher or black-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. It can be found on the island of Sulawesi and in the Sula Archipelago.

Great-billed kingfisher
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
Genus: Pelargopsis
Species:
P. melanorhyncha
Binomial name
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
(Temminck, 1826)
Subspecies[2]
  • P. m. melanorhyncha - (Temminck, 1826)
  • P. m. dichrorhyncha - Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1896
  • P. m. eutreptorhyncha - Hartert, 1898

Subspecies edit

There are three recognized subspecies:

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha which is found on the islands of Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Manadotua, Dodepo, Muna, Butung, Labuandata and in the Togian Islands.

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha dichrorhyncha which is found in the Banggai Islands.

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha eutreptorhyncha which is found in the Sula Islands on Taliabu, Seho, Mangole and Sanana.

Habitat edit

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References edit

 
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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pelargopsis melanorhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683230A92979357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683230A92979357.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.