Hook-billed Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsHook billed Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdDacelo macrorrhinus, Melidora euphrosiae
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusMelidora
Breeding regionAustralasia
Breeding subregionNew Guinea

Hook-billed Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Song, © JACOB Hervé
    Papua New Guinea
  • 3.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
  • 4.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 5.
    Song, © Andrew Spencer
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © JACOB Hervé
    Papua New Guinea
  • 7.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Indonesia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Where to see Hook-billed Kingfisher

Hook-billed Kingfisher subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Melidora macrorrhina jobiensisYapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea) and n New Guinea-No
Melidora macrorrhina macrorrhinaMisool, Salawati and Batanta (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea) and w, c, e New Guinea-No
Melidora macrorrhina waigiuensisWaigeo (Raja Ampat Is., nw of New Guinea)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció becganxut
Chinese钩嘴翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)鉤嘴翠鳥
Croatianpjegavokapi vodomar
Czechledňáček hákozobý, Lednácek krivozobý
DanishKrognæbbet Isfugl
DutchHaaksnavelijsvogel
EsperantoHokobeka arbalciono
Estonianöö-safiirlind
Finnishkoukkukalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur d’Euphrosine, Martin-chasseur d'Euphrosine
GermanHakenliest
Hungarianhorgascsőrű halción
IndonesianRajaudang Paruh-kait, Raja udang paruh bengkok, Raja-udang paruh-kait
ItalianMartin pescatore uncinato, Martin pescatore becco a uncino
Japaneseカギハシショウビン
Lithuanianlenktasnapis tulžys
Norwegiankroknebbisfugl, Kroknebbisfugl
Norwegian NynorskKroknebbisfugl
Polishłuskogłów, łowiec hakodzioby, lowiec hakodzioby
Portugueseguarda-rios-bico-de-gancho, martim-caçador-ganchudo
RussianКрючкоклювый зимородок, Зимородок-мелидора
SerbianVodomar kukastog kljuna
Slovakkukabura hákozobá
Sloveniankavljekljunec
SpanishMartín cazador ganchudo, Martín Pescador de Pico Corvo
Swedishkroknäbbskungsfiskare, Haknäbbskungsfiskare
TurkishKancalı Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianальціон-гачкодзьоб