Brown-winged kingfisher

The brown-winged kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

Brown-winged kingfisher
From Bhitarkanika, Odisha.
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Alcedinidae
Subfamily:	Halcyoninae
Genus:	Pelargopsis
Species:	P. amauroptera
Binomial name
Pelargopsis amauroptera (Pearson, JT, 1841) [2][3]
Synonyms
Pelargopsis amauropterus (Pearson, 1841) [orth. error]

It is found along the north and eastern coasts of the Bay of Bengal, occurring in the countries of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand.^[1] In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.^[4]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Brown-winged kingfisher, Sundarbans, West Bengal, India