Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Black-billed Kingfisher

Black-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

Described by: Temminck (1826)
Alternate common name(s): Great-billed Kingfisher, Celebes Stork-billed Kingfisher, Dusky-faced Kingfisher, Sunda Stork-billed Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): Halcyon melanorhyncha, Ramphalcyon melanorhyncha

Photographs

Sulawesi, Indonesia - Jul, 2009 © Kent Nickell  Sulawesi, Indonesia - Jul, 2009 © Kent Nickell 
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Range

Sulawesi;
(1) N., nc. and se. Sulawesi.
(2) Peleng and Banggai Is.
(3) Sula Is.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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