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Stork-billed Kingfisher

Pelargopsis capensis
(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
Alción Picocigüeña
Family: Alcedinidae
Order: Coraciiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Alcedo capensis.

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Number of Photography: 2

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Photography ID: 294774
 Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
10/18/2018
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 30054
  Adult
Sabang
Palawan
Philippines
10/16/2013
Carmelo López Abad


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Number of Records: 5



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
96038615/08/2019PhilippinesCebúAlcoySusana Gomez
83068721/10/2018ThailandBangkokParque Sri Nakhon Khuean Khan y Jardín BotánicoHugo Caverzasi
82795818/10/2018SingaporeSingaporeJardines de la Bahía, SingaporeHugo Caverzasi
8215216/10/2013PhilippinesPalawanBosque del P.n. Saint Paul Rio subterráneo., SabangCarmelo López Abad
6815126/10/2012IndonesiaEast KalimantanZona de Sangata, Parque Nacional KutaiCarmelo López Abad
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.