Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) [XC244201]
by Hans Matheve from Gomantong Caves, Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (call)
Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) [XC334816]
by GABRIEL LEITE from Kecamatan Sarolangun, Kabupaten Sarolangun, Jambi, Indonesia (call, song)
Subspecies
Genus name often spelt Machaerhamphus, but Macheiramphus has priority. Little known population of Sulawesi might refer to distinct, undescribed subspecies.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
alcinus Westermann, 1851 - Southern Burma, western Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and north-central Sulawesi.
papuanus Mayr, 1940 - Eastern New Guinea.
anderssoni (Gurney Sr, 1866) - Senegambia east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa, Madagascar.