Brown-winged kingfisher
| Brown-winged kingfisher | |
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| From Bhitarkanika National Park, Orissa, India. | |
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| From Bhitarkanika, Odisha. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Pelargopsis |
| Species: | P. amauroptera |
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Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson, 1841) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Pelargopsis amauropterus (Pearson, 1841) [orth. error] |
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Pelargopsis amauropterus (Pearson, 1841) [orth. error]
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. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.
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