Great-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha(Temminck, CJ, 1826)
English (US) Great-billed Kingfisher
The Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) 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
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Great-billed Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha dichrorhyncha
- Pelargopsis melanorhyncha eutreptorhyncha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo melanorhyncha
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1826)
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.66, vol.4 pl.391
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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