Mountain Kingfisher
Syma megarhynchaSalvadori, AT, 1896
English (US) Mountain Kingfisher
The Mountain Kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha) 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
- Syma megarhyncha
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mountain Kingfisher
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1896
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Syma megarhyncha sellamontis
- Syma megarhyncha megarhyncha
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1896
- Type locality
- Moroka, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 36 p.70
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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