Sunday, December 17, 2023

Brown winged kingfisher

One images a day series - Day 1360, since lockdown, Dec 16th 2023.

The brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera)

found along the north and eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal occurring in the countries of Bangladesh India Malaysia Myanmar and Thailand In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.

Chunky large orangish kingfisher with an oversized head and a scarlet dagger of a bill. No other large kingfisher in its range has dark brown wings. Bright blue-green rump patch most obvious in flight.

 

 



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