Brown-winged kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera

    The Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

    It is found along the north and eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal, occurring in the countries of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.

    Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

    Brown-winged Kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera

    Range map
    Range map from www.oiseaux.net - Ornithological Portal Oiseaux.net
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    Listen to the Brown-winged Kingfisher
    Sound from www.xeno-canto.org


    Sound from www.xeno-canto.org


    Conservation status
    brown-winged kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera
    Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
    IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2.
    International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    www.birdforum.net


    Sighted: (Date of first photo that I could use) 3 December 2016
    Location: Sundarban Tiger Reserve

    brown-winged kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera
    Brown-winged kingfisher - Pelargopsis amauroptera - 3 December 2016 - Sundarban Tiger Reserve

    brown-winged kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera
    Brown-winged kingfisher - Pelargopsis amauroptera - 3 December 2016 - Sundarban Tiger Reserve



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