Hook-billed Kingfisher
Melidora macrorrhina(Lesson, RP, 1827)
English (US) Hook-billed Kingfisher
The Hook-billed Kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina) 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
- Melidora macrorrhina
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Hook-billed Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melidora macrorrhina waigiuensis
- Melidora macrorrhina macrorrhina
- Melidora macrorrhina jobiensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Dacelo macrorrhinus
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1827)
- Type locality
- Dorey Harbor, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de GĂ©ologie 12 sect.2(Sci.Nat.Geol.) p.131
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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