Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis - Martin-chasseur gurial

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Pelargopsis
Species
:
capensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 35 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 140 à 225 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 13 subspecies

Pelargopsis capensis capensis (Nepal through India to Sri Lanka)
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni (Andaman Is.)
Pelargopsis capensis intermedia (Nicobar Is.)
Pelargopsis capensis burmanica (Myanmar to Indochina and south to n Malay Pen.)
Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis (c and s Malay Pen., Riau Arch. and Lingga Arch.)
Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx (Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung Is.)
Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis (Simeulue I.. off nw Sumatra.)
Pelargopsis capensis sodalis (Banyak, Nias, Batu and Mentawai Is.. off nw Sumatra.)
Pelargopsis capensis innominata (Borneo)
Pelargopsis capensis javana (Java)
Pelargopsis capensis floresiana (Bali to Flores. Lesser Sundas.)
Pelargopsis capensis gouldi (n Philippines)
Pelargopsis capensis gigantea (c and s Philippines)

Foreign names

Martin-chasseur gurial,
Alción picocigüeña,
martim-caçador-de-bico-vermelho,
Storchschnabelliest,
gólyacsőrű halción,
Ooievaarsbekijsvogel,
Martin pescatore becco di cicogna,
storknäbbskungsfiskare,
Storkenebbisfugl,
rybárikovec gurial,
ledňáček gurial,
Blåvinget Storkenæbsisfugl,
sulttaanikalastaja,
alció bec de cigonya,
łowiec niebieskoskrzydły,
obalni štorkljekljunec,
Аистоклювый гуриал,
Pekaka emas,
コウハシショウビン,
鹳嘴翡翠,
นกกะเต็นใหญ่ธรรมดา,
鸛嘴翡翠,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches