Lilac kingfisher Lilac kingfisher The lilac kingfisher or Celebes flat-billed kingfisher ("Cittura cyanotis") is a resident breeding bird in the lowlands of the Indonesia island of Sulawesi and the neighbouring Sangihe and Talaud Islands. It is the only member of the genus "Cittura". The first formal description of the lilac kingfisher was by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824 under the binomial name "Dacelo cyanotis". The genus "Cittura" was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848. The genus name is from classical Greek "kitta" for "magpie" and "oura" for "tail". The specific epithet "cyanotis" is from classical
Great-billed kingfisher Great-billed kingfisher The great-billed kingfisher or black-billed kingfisher ("Pelargopsis melanorhyncha") is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae. It is endemic to the Sulawesi region of Indonesia. It can be found on the island of Sulawesi and in the Sula Archipelago. There are three recognized subspecies: "Pelargopsis melanorhyncha melanorhyncha" which is found on the islands of Sulawesi, Bangka, Lembeh, Manadotua, Dodepo, Muna, Butung, Labuandata and in the Togian Islands. "Pelargopsis melanorhyncha dichrorhyncha" which is found in the Banggai Islands. "Pelargopsis melanorhyncha eutreptorhyncha" which is found in the Sula Islands on Taliabu, Seho, Mangole and Sanana. Its natural habitat is