Stork-billed Kingfisher / Pelargopsis capensis LC
- Synonyms Stork billed Kingfisher, Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfisher, Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfish, Brown-headed Stork-billed-Kingfisher
- Old latin name for bird Alcedo capensis, Halcyon capensis
Stork-billed Kingfisherbird sounds *
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Where to see Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Breeding region Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
Stork-billed Kingfisher subspecies (13)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pelargopsis capensis burmanica | Myanmar to Indochina and s to n Malay Pen. | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis capensis | Nepal through India to Sri Lanka | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx | Sumatra, Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis floresiana | Bali and Lombok to Flores and Pantar (w, c Lesser Sundas) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis gigantea | Philippines (except Palawan group and Mindoro) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis gouldi | Mindoro and Palawan group (nw, sw Philippines) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis innominata | Borneo | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis intermedia | Nicobar Is. | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis javana | Java | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis | c, s Malay Pen., Riau and Lingga is. (e of c Sumatra) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni | Andaman Is. | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis | Simeulue and Babi (w of n Sumatra) | - | No |
| Pelargopsis capensis sodalis | Banyak, Nias, Batu and Mentawai Is. (w of n, c Sumatra) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Bengali | মেঘহও মাছরাঙা, হভঘও ভাছযাঙা, হভঘও , গুচযয়ার |
| Catalan | alció bec de cigonya |
| Chinese | 鹳嘴翡翠, 鹳嘴翠鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 鸛嘴翡翠, 鸛嘴翠鳥 |
| Croatian | crvenokljuni vodomar |
| Czech | ledňáček gurial, ledňáček čápozobý, Lednácek gurial |
| Danish | Blåvinget Storkenæbsisfugl |
| Dutch | Ooievaarssnavel, Ooievaarsbekijsvogel, Ooievaarssnavel ijsvogel |
| Esperanto | Cikonibeka arbalciono |
| Estonian | jõgi-safiirlind |
| Finnish | sulttaanikalastaja |
| French | Martin-chasseur gurial |
| German | Storchschnabelliest, Storchschnabel, Gurial |
| Hungarian | gólyacsőrű halción |
| Indonesian | Burung Pekaka Emas, Raja udang paruh bango, Pekaka emas |
| Italian | Martin pescatore becco di cicogna |
| Japanese | コウハシショウビン |
| Lithuanian | gandrasnapis pelargopsis |
| Malay | Pekaka Emas, Burung Pekaka Buaya, Burung Pekaka Emas, Pekaka Paruh Pendek, Burung Pekaka Paruh Besar, Burung Buaya |
| Malayalam | കാക്ക മീന്കൊത്തി, കാക്കമീൻകൊത്തി |
| Nepali | ठूलो माटीकोरे |
| Norwegian | storkenebbisfugl, Storknebbisfugl |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Storkenebbisfugl |
| Polish | łowiec niebieskoskrzydły, lowiec niebieskoskrzydly |
| Portuguese | guarda-rios-bico-de-cegonha, martim-caçador-de-bico-vermelho |
| Russian | Аистоклювый зимородок, Аистоклювый гуриал |
| Slovak | rybárikovec gurial |
| Slovenian | obalni štorkljekljunec |
| Spanish | Alción picocigüeña, Alción Pico de Cigüeña |
| Swedish | storknäbbskungsfiskare |
| Tamil | Peria Alagu Meenkothi |
| Tatar | ләкләк томшыклы яр чыпчыгы |
| Thai | นกกระเต็นใหญ่ธรรมดา, นกกำกวม, นกกระเต็นช้าง, นกกะเต็นใหญ่ธรรมดา, กามกวม, นกกระเต็นใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Leylek Gagalı Yalıçapkını |
| Ukrainian | гуріал смарагдовокрилий |
| Vietnamese | Chim Bói cá mỏ cò, Chim Sả mỏ rộng, Sả mỏ rộng |