Moustached Kingfisher
Actenoides bougainvillei(Rothschild, LW, 1904)
English (US) Moustached Kingfisher
The Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Actenoides bougainvillei
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moustached Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1904)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Actenoides bougainvillei bougainvillei
- Actenoides bougainvillei excelsus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon bougainvillei
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW, 1904)
- Type locality
- Bougainville Island by A. S. Meek
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 15 p.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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