• Synonyms Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfisher, Greater Yellow-billed Kingfisher
  • Old latin name for bird Halcyon megarhyncha, Syma megarhybcha

Mountain Kingfisherbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Papua New Guinea
  • 2.
    Song, © Iain Woxvold
    Papua New Guinea
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Mountain Kingfisher

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion montane wc to ne (Huon Pen.) and se New Guinea

Mountain Kingfisher subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Syma megarhyncha megarhynchamontane wc to se New Guinea-No
Syma megarhyncha sellamontismontane Huon Pen. (ne New Guinea)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanalció de muntanya
Chinese山黄嘴翡翠
Chinese (Traditional)山翡翠
Croatianplaninski vodomar
CzechLednácek horský, ledňáček horský, ledňáček horskýu
DanishStor Gulnæbbet Isfugl
DutchBerg-geelsnavelijsvogel, Berggeelsnavelijsvogel
EsperantoMontara arbalciono
Estonianmägi-safiirlind
Finnishvuorikalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur montagnard
GermanBergliest, Bergtorotoro
IndonesianCekakak gunung, Raja udang punggung paruh kuning
ItalianMartin pescatore di montagna, Martin pescatore montano
Japaneseヤマキバシショウビン
Lithuaniankalninė sima
Norwegiannajadeisfugl
Norwegian NynorskNajadeisfugl
Polishżółtodziób górski, rdzawogłów górski, lowiec górski, łowiec górski
Portuguesemartim-caçador-serrano, guarda-rios-montês
RussianГорная альциона
SerbianPlaninski vodomar
Slovakrybárikovec horský
Sloveniangorski rumenokljunec
SpanishAlción montano, Alción de Pico Amarillo Montañés
SwedishBergskungsfiskare, bergkungsfiskare
TurkishSarı Gagalı Dağ Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianтороторо великий