Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,999
- Most observed in
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. These kingfishers are large and have a heavy bill. The head is brown and the chin is paler coloured. The sexes are similar in coloration. This is found mostly in streams and ponds in lowland areas with tree cover. This kingfisher is sendentary throughout its range.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Stork-billed kingfisher”.