Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [XC539646]
by id from Sandy Bay - Malenge Village trail, Malenge, Togian Islands, Indonesia (call)
Great-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis melanorhyncha) [XC332151]
by Jordan Lukacs from Kulisusu Utara, Kabupaten Buton Utara, Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia (call)
Subspecies
Genus sometimes merged into Halcyon. In the past, genus name given as Ramphalcyon, but Pelargopsis has priority. Forms a superspecies with Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis).
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
melanorhyncha (Temminck, 1826) - Sulawesi and associated islands (Bangka, Manadotua, Lembeh, Togian Is, Dodepo, Wowoni, Kabaena, Muna, Butung, Labuandata, Salayar).
dichrorhyncha Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1896 - Banggai Is.