Subspecies in India
This is also known as the Brown-winged Stork-billed Kingfisher.
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Pelargopsis amauroptera - Brown-winged Kingfisher
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This species is uncommon. It inhabits mangrove forests in the coastal areas of India (mainly in West Bengal and Odisha), Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Malaysia (BirdLife International 2016).
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining and its current population size is unknown. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to the clearance and degradation of mangroves (BirdLife International 2016).
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
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| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
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| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
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| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 4 |
BirdLife International 2016. Pelargopsis amauroptera . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683213A92978779. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683213A92978779.en. Accessed on 15 February 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Pelargopsis amauroptera (J.T. Pearson, 1841) – Brown-winged Kingfisher. In Satose, V., A. Bayani, V. Ramachandran, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.17. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.birdsofindia.org/pelargopsis-amauroptera, accessed 2024/12/13.