Overview
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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]
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- ^ a b BirdLife International (2008). Melidora macrorrhina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-12-23.
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Taxonomy
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The Genus Melidora is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in the Genus Melidora: M. macrorhina · M. macrorrhina (Hook-Billed Kingfisher) · M. macrorrhina jobiensis · M. macrorrhina macrorrhina (Hook-Billed Kingfisher) · M. macrorrhina waigiuensis
References
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- ^ a b BirdLife International (2008). Melidora macrorrhina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-12-23.
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