Mountain kingfisher
The mountain kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Mountain kingfisher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Syma |
| Species: | S. megarhyncha |
| Binomial name | |
| Syma megarhyncha Salvadori, 1896 | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Syma megarhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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