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.
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A photo of a Brown-winged Kingfisher photographed in  India
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SUBHI MAHAPATRA
Saturday 11 Feb 2023 - 3:20am
India
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Izuan Izham
Saturday 11 Jun 2022 - 7:56am
Thailand
A photo of a Brown-winged Kingfisher photographed in  Malaysia
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David Jr
Sunday 04 Jul 2021 - 2:26am
Malaysia
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