Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Hook-billed Kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina) - HBW 6, p. 197
French: Martin-chasseur d’Euphrosine
German: Hakenliest
Spanish: Martín Cazador Ganchudo
Taxonomy: Dacelo macrorrhinus Lesson, 1827, Manokwari, New Guinea.
Although placed in monospecific genus, shows some similarities to Tanysiptera and also to Clytoceyx and Dacelo. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- waigiuensis Hartert, 1930 - Waigeo (W Papuan Is).
- macrorrhina (Lesson, 1827) - Batanta, Salawati and Misool (W Papuan Is), and E across S & E New Guinea.
- jobiensis Salvadori, 1880 - Yapen I, in Geelvink Bay, and E through N New Guinea to Astrolabe Bay.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, looking around and flying away. Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp jobiensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 4.2
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp jobiensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 July 2008 2 years ago 3.4 -
Bird perched on branch
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp jobiensis)
Eduardo de Juana 25 July 2008 2 years ago 2.4
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A bird calling Locality Elevala River, Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 28 August 2008 2 years ago 3
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