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Black-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha (Temminck, CJ 1826)

The great-billed kingfisher or black-billed kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. It can be found on the island of Sulawesi and in the Sula Archipelago. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Pelargopsis
Scientific:
  Pelargopsis melanorhyncha


Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1826)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.66 pl.391

Protonym:
  Alcedo melanorhyncha

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109923#page/307/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7CF2B1F81E749CF9

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7CF2B1F8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7CF2B1F8


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554582

Geographic range:

  • Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha: Sulawesi
  • Pelargopsis melanorhyncha dichrorhyncha: Peleng I. and Banggai Islands (off Sulawesi)
  • Pelargopsis melanorhyncha eutreptorhyncha: Sula Islands (e of Sulawesi)
English:
Black-billed Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció becnegre
Czech:
ledňáček černozobý
Danish:
Grårygget Storkenæbsisfugl
German:
Schwarzschnabelliest
Spanish:
Alción Piquinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Alción piquinegro
Finnish:
mustanokkakalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur à bec noir
Croatian:
tamnoleđi vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore becconero
Japanese (romaji):
serebesukouhashishoubin
Japanese:
セレベスコウハシショウビン
Lithuanian:
Juodasnapis pelargopsis
Dutch:
Grootsnavelijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sotvengisfugl
Norwegian:
Sotvingeisfugl
Polish:
łowiec czarnodzioby
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-de-bico-preto
Russian:
Черноклювый гуриал
Slovak:
rybárikovec čiernozobý
Swedish:
stornäbbad kungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Гуріал чорнодзьобий
Chinese:
大嘴翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
黑嘴鸛嘴翡翠


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur à bec noir ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur à bec noir ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Great-billed Kingfisher ( Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelargopsis melanorhyncha [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: কারামঠাুঁট ভাছযাঙা
Bengali (transliteration): kālāṭhōm̐ṭa mācharāṅā*
Catalan: Alció becnegre
Czech: Lednácek cernozobý, ledňáček černozobý
Danish: Grårygget Storkenæbsisfugl
German: Schwarzschnabelgurial, Schwarzschnabelliest, Schwazschnabelliest
English: Black billed Kingfisher, Black-billed Kingfisher, Celebes Stork-billed Kingfisher, Great-billed Kingfisher
English, HBW: Black-billed Kingfisher
English (IOC): Great-billed Kingfisher
English (United States): Great-billed Kingfisher
Esperanto: Nigrabeka arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de Pico Grande, Alción Piquinegro
Spanish (Spain): Alción piquinegro
Spanish (HBW): Great-billed Kingfisher
Estonian: pugal-safiirlind
Finnish: mustanokkakalastaja, Mustavatsakalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur à bec noir
Croatian: tamnoleđi vodomar
Indonesian: Bonkaka, Pekaka Bua-bua, Raja udang perut hitam
Italian: Martin pescatore becconero
Japanese (romaji): serebesukouhashishoubin
Japanese: セレベスコウハシショウビン
Scientific: Alcedo melanorhyncha, Halcyon melanorhyncha, Pelargopsis melanorhyncha, Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha
Lithuanian: Juodasnapis pelargopsis
Dutch: Grootsnavelijsvogel, Grootsnavel-ijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sotvengisfugl
Norwegian: Sotvingeisfugl
Polish: lowiec czarnodzioby, łowiec czarnodzioby
Portuguese: martim-caçador-de-bico-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-de-bico-grande
Russian: Черноклювый гуриал
Slovak: rybárikovec čiernozobý
Slovenian: sajasti štorkljekljunec
Swedish: Gråryggad kungsfiskare, stornäbbad kungsfiskare
Turkish: Koca gagalı yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Гуріал чорнодзьобий
Chinese: 大嘴翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 黑嘴鸛嘴翡翠

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