Hook-billed Kingfisher

The Hook-billed Kingfisher 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.

The Hook-billed Kingfisher is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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. References - 1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2008). Melidora macrorrhina. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 2009-12-23. More

Hook-billed Kingfisher, PNG, Kiunga june 2003 © Chris Lodge often heard but rarely seen! Send this as a postcard Hook-billed Kingfisher - Hook-billed Kingfisher, Papua New-Guinea, Kiunga, July 2004 © Tam�s Zalai Common but elusive species Send this as a postcard Hook-billed Kingfisher - Hook-billed Kingfisher, PNG, Fly River, Kiunga Jun 2004 © Mike Watson/Birdquest Leica APO62/ Coolpix More

Hook-billed kingfisher ( melidora macrorrhina ) 25 cm, feeds on insects, spiders and crickets taken from the jungle floor, lives in the dense dark forest thus not the easiest bird to spot. Nests in termitaria. The difference between the sexes is the male has a blue crown while the female a black or a dark grey one. Found throughout New Guinea, Yapen and the west Papuan islands. More

Kookaburra, Hook-billed Kingfisher, Common Paradise-Kingfisher, Double-eyed Fig-Parrot, Moluccan King-Parrot, Long-tailed Buzzard, Gurney's Eagle, White-eared Catbird, Red-throated Myzomela, Long-billed and Puff-backed Honeyeater, Fairy and Yellow-bellied Gerygone, Grey Whistler, Little Shrike-thrush, Brown-headed Crow, Glossy-mantled Manucode, Lowland Peltops, Black-shouldered Cicadabird, Sooty Thicket-Fantail, Spot-winged, Golden and Frilled Monarch, Yellow-breasted Boatbill, Olive-crowned Flowerpecker, Black Berrypecker, and Green-crowned, Plumed and Pygmy Longbill. More

The strange Hook-billed Kingfisher Melidora macrorrhina belongs in its own monotypic genus and is one of 279 widespread New Guinea endemic birds. More

species are diurnal, although the hook-billed kingfisher is probably joined by the shovel-billed kookaburra in the nights of the New Guinea forests. Many species bathe by diving repeatedly into water, especially after becoming soiled in the smelly nest cavity. Most species roost alone on a perch within vegetation, rarely in an old nest cavity. Sometimes juveniles roost with adults, and a few species, especially the pied kingfisher, gather at communal roosts for part of the year. More