Mountain Kingfisher
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Kingfishers

Mountain Kingfisher

Syma megarhyncha

LCLeast Concern
Family
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Order
Coraciiformes

Overview

The mountain kingfisher (Syma megarhyncha) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae in the family Alcedinidae.
Adult males are 21–24 cm (8.3–9.4 in) long, and have a rufous head and underparts, greenish-blue upperparts, a dark blue tail, and black flight feathers. They also have dark neck patches and loral patches. Females have dark crowns and the neck patches join at the nape.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.