Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Yellow-billed Kingfisher (Syma torotoro) - HBW 6, p. 226
French: Martin-chasseur torotoro
German: Gelbschnabelliest
Spanish: Alción Torotoro
Other common names: Lesser Yellow-billed/Lowland/Lowland Yellow-billed/Saw-billed Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Syma torotoro Lesson, 1827, Manokwari, New Guinea.
Genus sometimes merged into Halcyon, or occasionally even into Todiramphus. Forms a superspecies with S. megarhyncha, with which has possibly hybridized. Birds from SE New Guinea formerly awarded race meeki, but now considered inseparable from nominate; other forms now subsumed into nominate include tentelare of Aru Is, and pseustes and brevirostris both of SC New Guinea. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torotoro Lesson, 1827 - lowland New Guinea, W Papuan Is, Yapen I and Aru Is.
- ochracea Rothschild & Hartert, 1901 - D’Entrecasteaux Is.
- flavirostris (Gould, 1850) - NE Australia in Cape York Peninsula (S to Weipa and Massy Creek).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on a branch. Locality Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Max Roth 20 July 2005 3 years ago 43 sec 4.5 -
Male perched on branch Locality Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
mark sutton 26 August 2008 3 years ago 31 sec 3.3 -
A male standing on a branch, with a close view at the end Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp torotoro)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 4 years ago 17 sec 3.2
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Bird perched on branch
Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea (ssp torotoro)
mark sutton 10 August 2008 3 years ago 3.3
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Adult male singing Locality Varirata National Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 August 2002 2 years ago 4.7
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