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Mountain Kingfisher

Syma megarhyncha Salvadori, AT 1896

The mountain kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae in the family Alcedinidae. Adult males are 21–24 cm (8.3–9.4 in) long, and have a rufous head and underparts, greenish-blue upperparts, a dark blue tail, and black flight feathers. They also have dark neck patches and loral patches. Females have dark crowns and the neck patches join at the nape. It is similar to the yellow-billed kingfisher, but can be distinguished by its larger size and a proportionally larger bill, along with a dark ridge along its culmen. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Coraciiformes
Family:
  Alcedinidae
Genus:
   Syma
Scientific:
  Syma megarhyncha

Original description

Citation:
  Salvadori, AT 1896

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 36 p.70

Protonym:
  Syma megarhyncha

Type locality:
  Moroka, New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7940110

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A61FDDF3CB655A05

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A61FDDF3

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A61FDDF3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554625

Geographic range:

  • Syma megarhyncha: montane west-central to northeastern (Huon Peninsula) and southeastern New Guinea
  • Syma megarhyncha megarhyncha: central and southeastern New Guinea (Sudirman range to Owen Stanley range)
  • Syma megarhyncha wellsi: western New Guinea (Snow and Weyland Mountains)
  • Syma megarhyncha sellamontis: northeastern New Guinea (mountains of Huon Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Mountain Kingfisher
Catalan:
Alció de muntanya
Czech:
ledňáček horský
Danish:
Stor Gulnæbbet Isfugl
German:
Bergliest
Spanish:
Alción Montano
Spanish (Spain):
Alción Montano
Finnish:
vuorikalastaja
French:
Martin-chasseur montagnard
Croatian:
planinski vodomar
Italian:
Martin pescatore montano
Japanese (romaji):
yamakibashishoubin
Japanese:
ヤマキバシショウビン
Lithuanian:
Kalninė sima
Dutch:
Berggeelsnavelijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Najadeisfugl
Norwegian:
Najadeisfugl
Polish:
rdzawogłów górski
Portuguese:
martim-caçador-serrano
Portuguese (Portugal):
guarda-rios-montês
Russian:
Горная альциона
Slovak:
rybárikovec horský
Serbian:
Planinski vodomar
Swedish:
bergkungsfiskare
Ukrainian:
Тороторо великий
Chinese:
山黄嘴翡翠
Chinese (Traditional):
山翡翠

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mountain Kingfisher ( Syma megarhyncha) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martin-chasseur montagnard ( Syma megarhyncha) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martin-chasseur montagnard ( Syma megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon megarhyncha) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher ( Halcyon megarhyncha) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Mountain Kingfisher ( Syma megarhyncha) [version 1]
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Mountain Kingfisher ( Halcyon megarhyncha) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Halcyon megarhyncha [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Syma megarhyncha [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Alció de muntanya
Czech: Lednácek horský, ledňáček horský, ledňáček horskýu
Danish: Stor Gulnæbbet Isfugl
German: Bergliest, Bergtorotoro
English: Greater Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Mountain Kingfisher, Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher
English, HBW: Mountain Kingfisher
English (IOC): Mountain Kingfisher
English (United States): Mountain Kingfisher
Esperanto: Montara arbalciono
Spanish: Alción de Pico Amarillo Montañés, Alción Montano
Spanish (Spain): Alción Montano
Spanish (HBW): Mountain Kingfisher
Estonian: mägi-safiirlind
Finnish: Vuorikalastaja
French: Martin-chasseur montagnard
Croatian: planinski vodomar
Indonesian: Cekakak Gunung, Raja udang punggung paruh kuning
Italian: Martin pescatore di montagna, Martin pescatore montano
Japanese (romaji): yamakibashishoubin, yamakibashoubin
Japanese: ヤマキバシショウビン
Scientific: Halcyon megarhyncha, Syma megarhybcha, Syma megarhyncha, Syma megarhyncha megarhyncha
Lithuanian: Kalninė sima
Dutch: Berggeelsnavelijsvogel, Berg-geelsnavelijsvogel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Najadeisfugl
Norwegian: Najadeisfugl
Polish: lowiec górski, łowiec górski, rdzawogłów górski, żółtodziób górski
Portuguese: martim-caçador-serrano
Portuguese (Portugal): guarda-rios-montês
Russian: Горная альциона
Slovak: rybárikovec horský
Slovenian: gorski rumenokljunec
Serbian: Planinski vodomar
Swedish: bergkungsfiskare, Bergskungsfiskare
Turkish: Sarı gagalı dağ yalıçapkını
Ukrainian: Тороторо великий
Chinese: 山黄嘴翡翠
Chinese (Traditional): 山翡翠

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