Melidora macrorrhina

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Halcyoninae
Genus: Melidora
Species: Melidora macrorrhina
Subspecies: M. m. jobiensis - M. m. macrorrhina - M. m. waigiuensis

Name

Melidora macrorrhina (Lesson, 1827)

Reference

Bulletin Universel Des Sciences Et De L'Industrie. 12 sect.2(Sci.Nat.Geol.) p.131

Vernacular names
Česky: Ledňáček hákozobý
English: Hook-billed Kingfisher
Français: Martin-chasseur d'Euphrosine
Português: Melidora macrorrhina

The Hook-billed Kingfisher (Melidora macrorrhina) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is the only species within the genus Melidora. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[1]

References

1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2008). Melidora macrorrhina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-12-23.