Brown-winged Kingfisher

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Brown-winged Kingfisher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Pelargopsis
Species: P. amauroptera
Binomial name
Pelargopsis amauroptera
(Pearson, 1841)
Synonyms

Pelargopsis amauropterus (Pearson, 1841) [orth. error]

The Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pelargopsis amauroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  2. Daniel,JC; Hussain,SA (1974). "The Brownwinged Storkbilled Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson) in Orissa". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71 (2): 304–305. 


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