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Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

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: Pelargopsis
Species: Pelargopsis melanorhyncha
Subspecies: P. m. dicrorhyncha - P. m. eutreptorhyncha - P. m. melanorhyncha

Name

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck, 1826)

Reference

Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux livr.66 pl.391

Vernacular names
Česky: Ledňáček černozobý
English: Black-billed Kingfisher
Français: Martin-chasseur à bec noir

The Great-billed Kingfisher or Black-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Pelargopsis melanorhyncha. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

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