Hook-billed kingfisher
| Melidora macrorrhina | |
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| Painting by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Melidora Lesson, 1830 |
| Species: | M. macrorrhina |
| Binomial name | |
| Melidora macrorrhina (Lesson, 1827) | |
The hook-billed kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is the only species within the genus Melidora.[2] It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[3]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Melidora macrorrhina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Melidora". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "Melidora macrorrhina". International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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