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Stork-billed kingfisher
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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. This kingfisher is resident throughout its range.
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Stork-billed kingfisher | |
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From Baranagar, India. The shape of its bill resembles that of a stork. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
Genus: | Pelargopsis |
Species: | P. capensis |
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Pelargopsis capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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