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Mountain kingfisher

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Coraciiformes

Subfamily
  
Halcyoninae

Scientific name
  
Syma megarhyncha

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Alcedinidae

Genus
  
Syma

Higher classification
  
Syma

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Similar
  
Blue‑black kingfisher, Talaud kingfisher, Red‑breasted paradise kingfisher, Hook‑billed kingfisher, Shovel‑billed kookaburra

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 forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

Mountain kingfisher Wikipedia