Kingfishers

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

The Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) is a 179 g river bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Kingfishers

Order

Coraciiformes

Weight

179 g

Habitat

Riverine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Thailand, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar.

Where to see it: Rajshahi University Campus (Rajshahi) (Bangladesh); Changaram Wetlands · Ezhupunna (India); Matara · Kirala Kele Sanctuary (Sri Lanka); Ulu Ulu National Park Resort (Brunei Darussalam); Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Singapore).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist