Name:Syma megarhyncha
Alias:Syma megarhyncha,Mountain Kingfisher
Outline:Woodbird
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Syma megarhyncha, Mountain Kingfisher, has three subspecies (1.Syma megarhyncha wellsiwdg is found in western New Guinea. 2.Syma megarhyncha sellamontis is found in the Onn Peninsula of northeastern New Guinea. 3.Syma megarhyncha is found in southeastern New Guinea.) .
They fly low, usually below 500 m above sea level, and, like most game kingfishers, are entirely carnivorous. Often searching for prey in leaves or dirt. The main diet is invertebrates such as crickets, spiders, scorpions, and snails. It also eats small vertebrates such as small fish, small snakes and lizards.
The breeding season is usually between November and January. The nest is built on the earth cliff or on the embankment of the river, and the nest is made by tunnelling holes dug with the mouth. The depth is 9 cm and 12 cm, and the width is 9.5 cm. These caves are generally bare of bedding. The female lays three or four eggs directly on the nest ground. Some also drill holes for nests in the trunks of palm or other trees, up to 3 meters above the ground.
Listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) ver 3.1:2008 Red List of Birds.
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