Shovel-billed Kingfisher (Clytoceyx rex)

Other Names (World)
Shovel-billed Kingfisher, Shovel-billed Kookaburra, Emperor Kingfisher, Crab-eating Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
32 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1880

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. Also rural gardens and plantations. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Song is a ringing monotonous plaintive series of whistles. Often calls loudly pre-dawn. Also a typical kookaburra chattering alarm call.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC39171]
by Frank Lambert from Ok Ma road, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (?)

Shovel-billed Kookaburra (Clytoceyx rex) [XC395315]
by Rolf A. de By from Nimbokrang, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Subspecies
Possibly related to Dacelo and Melidora. Northern population described as subspecies septentrionalis, but plumage variation is not constant.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rex Sharpe, 1880 - Western, central and south-eastern New Guinea, from Vogelkop east to Finisterre and Owen Stanley Range.
imperator van Oort, 1909 - South-western New Guinea, from R Noord to Mt Goliath.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Shovel-billed Kingfisher (Clytoceyx rex) - 10 files

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