| Stork-billed
Kingfisher |
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Bird Orders |
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Alternate name |
| Pelargopsis capensis |
Scientific name |
| Coraciiformes |
Order |
| Dacelonidae |
Family |
| 35 cm |
Length |
| Rocky shoreline,
lakes, rivers, moist forest, mangroves, water storage areas, drains & canals, below
1,200 m, in:- Bangladesh, Bhutan, Island of Borneo, Brunei, Cambodia, China, [India:- Andaman & Nicobar] [Indonesia:- Bali, Bangka, Florès, Java, Lesser Sunda, Lombok, Mentawai Archipelago,
Nias, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Sumba, Sumbawa] Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, [Philippines:- Lucon, Mindanao, Mindoro, Negros, Palawan Panay, Samar] Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2-5 white eggs, in a
hole in a bank. |
Clutch |
| Fish, frogs, crabs,
small mammals and young birds |
Food |
| Territorial and
aggressive. |
Habits |
| 1095 |
World Number |
Least
Concern |
Status |
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