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Stork billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

Photo by Mona Pirih
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this bird along Way Kanan River - Way Kambas National Park - Sumatera - Indonesia. Large Kingfisher (35 cm) and very beautiful. Indigo color on the back, with diagnostic massive red bill. Crown, sides of face and nape is grey - brown. Underparts pinkish orange. The calling is very loud, sharp, laughing cry. Iris is brown, bill is red and the feed is red. It's a quite tame bird.

Habitat:

Forest edge, along the river.

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Comments (4)

Colorful kingfisher and such a huge bill!

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