The brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.
Brown-winged kingfisher | |
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From Bhitarkanika, Odisha. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Pelargopsis |
Species: | P. amauroptera
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Binomial name | |
Pelargopsis amauroptera | |
Synonyms | |
Pelargopsis amauropterus (Pearson, 1841) [orth. error] |
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.[1] In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.[4]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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References
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- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Pelargopsis amauroptera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683213A92978779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683213A92978779.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Pearson, J. T. (1841). "Catalogue of the birds in the museum of the Asiatic Society". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 10 (2): 628–660.
- ^ Pearson, J. T. (1839). "Observations on the "Report on the museum of the Asiatic Society, by Dr. Wm. Jameson," published in the Journal for March, 1839". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 8: 419–429.
- ^ Daniel, JC; Hussain, SA (1974). "The Brownwinged Storkbilled Kingfisher Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson) in Orissa". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71 (2): 304–305.