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The Mountain Kingfishers (Syma megarhyncha) - also known as Greater Yellow-billed Kingfisher, or Mountain Yellow-billed Kingfishers - are Tree Kingfishers is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Their habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and moist montanes.
Subspecies and Ranges:
- Syma megarhyncha megarhyncha (Salvadori, 1896) - Nominate form
- Found in central and southeastern New Guinea - from Sudirman Range to Owen Stanley Range.
- Syma megarhyncha wellsi (Mathews, 1918)
- Found in western New Guinea, in the Weyland and Snow Mountains.
- Syma megarhyncha sellamontis (Reichenow, 1919)
- Found in northeastern New Guinea, in the mountains of Huon Peninsula.
Alternate (Global) Names
Chinese: ????? ... Czech: Lednácek horský, led?á?ek horskýu ... Danish: Stor Gulnæbbet Isfugl ... Dutch: Berggeelsnavelijsvogel, Berg-geelsnavelijsvogel ... Estonian: mägi-safiirlind ... Finnish: Vuorikalastaja ... French: Martin-chasseur montagnard ... German: Bergliest, Bergtorotoro ... Indonesian: Cekakak Gunung, Raja udang punggung paruh kuning ... Italian: Martin pescatore di montagna, Martin pescatore montano ... Japanese: yamakibashishoubin, yamakibashoubin ... Norwegian: Najadeisfugl ... Polish: lowiec górski, ?owiec górski ... Russian: ?????? ???????? ... Slovak: rybárikovec horský ... Spanish: Alción de Pico Amarillo Montañés, Alción Montano ... Swedish: Bergskungsfiskare
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