Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusPelargopsis (Large-billed Kingfishers)
- SpeciesPelargopsis capensis (Stork-billed Kingfisher)
The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. These kingfishers are large and have a heavy bill. The head is brown and the chin is paler coloured. The sexes are similar in coloration. This is found mostly in streams and ponds in lowland areas with tree cover. This kingfisher is sendentary throughout its range. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Namdapha National Park
Crested Kingfisher
Megaceryle lugubris
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Blyth's Kingfisher
Alcedo hercules
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis athertoni
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis
Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Stork-billed Kingfisher at Namdapha National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there