Stork-billed Kingfisher bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrown-headed Stork-billed Kingfish, Brown-headed Stork-billed Kingfisher, Stork billed Kingfisher, Brown-headed Stork-billed-Kingfisher
Old latin name for birdHalcyon capensis, Alcedo capensis
OrderKingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers / Alcedinidae
GenusPelargopsis
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionwidespread

Stork-billed Kingfisher bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © Sagar Adhurya
    India
  • 3.
    Call, © Sunit
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Malaysia
  • 5.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    India
  • 6.
    Call, flight call, © marcel finlay
    Singapore
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Mandar Bhagat
    India
  • 8.
    Song, © Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai)
    Thailand
  • 9.
    Call, song, © Paul Buckley
    India
  • 10.
    Song, © Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai)
    Thailand
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Stork-billed Kingfisher

Stork-billed Kingfisher subspecies (13)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Pelargopsis capensis burmanicaMyanmar to Indochina and s to n Malay Pen.-No
Pelargopsis capensis capensisNepal through India to Sri Lanka-No
Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryxSumatra, Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra)-No
Pelargopsis capensis floresianaBali and Lombok to Flores and Pantar (w, c Lesser Sundas)-No
Pelargopsis capensis giganteaPhilippines (except Palawan group and Mindoro)-No
Pelargopsis capensis gouldiMindoro and Palawan group (nw, sw Philippines)-No
Pelargopsis capensis innominataBorneo-No
Pelargopsis capensis intermediaNicobar Is.-No
Pelargopsis capensis javanaJava-No
Pelargopsis capensis malaccensisc, s Malay Pen., Riau and Lingga is. (e of c Sumatra)-No
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoniAndaman Is.-No
Pelargopsis capensis simalurensisSimeulue and Babi (w of n Sumatra)-No
Pelargopsis capensis sodalisBanyak, Nias, Batu and Mentawai Is. (w of n, c Sumatra)-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Bengaliগুচযয়ার , হভঘ঴ও , হভঘ঴ও ভাছযাঙা, মেঘহও মাছরাঙা
Catalanalció bec de cigonya
Chinese鹳嘴翡翠, 鹳嘴翠鸟
Chinese (Traditional)鸛嘴翡翠, 鸛嘴翠鳥
Croatiancrvenokljuni vodomar
Czechledňáček gurial, ledňáček čápozobý, Lednácek gurial
DanishBlåvinget Storkenæbsisfugl
DutchOoievaarsbekijsvogel, Ooievaarssnavel ijsvogel, Ooievaarssnavel
EsperantoCikonibeka arbalciono
Estonianjõgi-safiirlind
Finnishsulttaanikalastaja
FrenchMartin-chasseur gurial
GermanStorchschnabel, Storchschnabelliest, Gurial
Hungariangólyacsőrű halción
IndonesianBurung Pekaka Emas, Raja udang paruh bango, Pekaka emas
ItalianMartin pescatore becco di cicogna
Japaneseコウハシショウビン
Lithuaniangandrasnapis pelargopsis
MalayPekaka Paruh Pendek, Burung Buaya, Pekaka Emas, Burung Pekaka Paruh Besar, Burung Pekaka Buaya, Burung Pekaka Emas
Malayalamകാക്കമീൻകൊത്തി, കാക്ക  മീന്‍കൊത്തി
Nepaliठूलो माटीकोरे
NorwegianStorkenebbisfugl, Storknebbisfugl, storkenebbisfugl
Norwegian NynorskStorkenebbisfugl
Polishlowiec niebieskoskrzydly, łowiec niebieskoskrzydły
Portuguesemartim-caçador-de-bico-vermelho, guarda-rios-bico-de-cegonha
RussianАистоклювый зимородок, Аистоклювый гуриал
Slovakrybárikovec gurial
Slovenianobalni štorkljekljunec
SpanishAlción Pico de Cigüeña, Alción picocigüeña
Swedishstorknäbbskungsfiskare
TamilPeria Alagu Meenkothi
Tatarләкләк томшыклы яр чыпчыгы
Thaiนกกระเต็นใหญ่ธรรมดา, นกกำกวม, นกกระเต็นช้าง, นกกะเต็นใหญ่ธรรมดา, กามกวม, นกกระเต็นใหญ่
TurkishLeylek Gagalı Yalıçapkını
Ukrainianгуріал смарагдовокрилий
VietnameseChim Sả mỏ rộng, Sả mỏ rộng, Chim Bói cá mỏ cò