Species of Thailand
Brown-winged kingfisher
Thai: นกกะเต็นใหญ่ปีกสีน้ำตาล, nok kraten yai peek see namtaan
Binomial name: Pelargopsis amauroptera, Oliver Paynie Pearson, 1841
The Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.
It is found in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
In India, it has been mainly reported from the Sundarbans region but records from further south near Chilka exist.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Pelargopsis
- Species
- Pelargopsis amauroptera
Common names
- Thai: นกกะเต็นใหญ่ปีกสีน้ำตาล, nok kraten yai peek see namtaan
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
Brown-winged kingfisher
- Ao Phang-Nga National Park
- Hat Chao Mai National Park
- Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park
- Mueang Krabi District, Krabi
- Mueang Phang Nga District, Phang Nga
- Mueang Phuket District, Phuket
- Mueang Ranong District, Ranong
- Mueang Satun District, Satun
- Sirinat National Park
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Thalang District, Phuket
Range map of Pelargopsis amauroptera in Thailand
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Special thanks to Ton Smits, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Ian Dugdale and many others for their contribution for range data.
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