Brown-winged Kingfisher

Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson, JT, 1841)

Brown-winged Kingfisher, Pelargopsis amauroptera, is a kingfisher of the Oriental Region, breeding from eastern India to the coasts of western Thailand. It is recorded along the north and eastern shores of the Bay of Bengal, including Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand. In India, most reports come from the Sundarbans, with additional records farther south near Chilka. Its natural home is subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.

Order

Coraciiformes

Family

Alcedinidae — Kingfishers

Breeding range

Oriental Region: e India to w Thailand coasts