Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Shovel-billed Kingfisher (Clytoceyx rex) - HBW 6, p. 197
French: Martin-chasseur bec-en-cuillère
German: Froschschnabelliest
Spanish: Martín Cazador Picopala
Other common names: Shovel-billed Kookaburra, Emperor/Crab-eating Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Clytoceyx rex Sharpe, 1880, East Cape, New Guinea.
Possibly related to Dacelo and Melidora. N population described as race septentrionalis, but plumage variation is not constant. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- rex Sharpe, 1880 - W, C & SE New Guinea, from Vogelkop E to Finisterre and Owen Stanley Range.
- imperator van Oort, 1909 - SW New Guinea, from R Noord to Mt Goliath.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird sitting on a nest in a hole in a tree Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp rex)
Keith Blomerley 25 August 2008 4 years ago 24 sec 2.4 -
A bird perched in a tree Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp rex)
Keith Blomerley 25 August 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 2.3 -
A bird perched on a branch at dawn Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp rex)
Keith Blomerley 23 August 2008 4 years ago 21 sec 2 -
A bird perched on a branch at dawn, then flying away Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp rex)
Keith Blomerley 23 August 2008 4 years ago 23 sec 2
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female
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 26 July 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
the first ever photo of this species, carrying food to the nearby nest
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 9 August 2006 3 years ago 2.8 -
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Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 10 August 2006 3 years ago 2.5 -
female feeding young, this was the first nest ever found
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 10 August 2006 3 years ago 2.5 -
the first photo of this species in Indonesia
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 26 July 2008 3 years ago 2.5 -
female
Locality Nimbokrang Forest, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea
Ashley Banwell 26 July 2008 3 years ago 2.4
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A bird calling at dawn Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 23 August 2008 4 years ago 3.5
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