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Stork-billed kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis

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Field Notes

Description:

A tree kingfisher

Habitat:

Widely but sparsely distributed in tropical south Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia.
The call of this noisy kingfisher is a low and far reaching peer-por-por repeated every 5 seconds or so as well cackling ke-ke-ke-ke-ke-ke. Very distinct, you will surely know it when it's around.

Notes:

This was a view-out my window :)

Reference Links:

Stork-billed Kingfisher

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Comments (2)
Isabela
Hi Fulmani, when you have a spare minute, could you set the location where you took the photographs.
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PublishedMay 13, 2011

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