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Moustached Kingfisher

Actenoides bougainvillei
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
moukin2, MOKI, BMKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesActenoides bougainvillei
Codesmoukin2, MOKI, BMKI
Identification

The Moustached Kingfisher (Actenoides bougainvillei) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code moukin2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Moustached Kingfisher photo
J G Keulemans (1842 - 1912), no known copyright restrictions (public domain)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Actenoides bougainvillei

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: moukin2