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Photo by the late Laurence Poh
Pulau Langkawi, Malaysia, February 2004

Pelargopsis amauroptera

Halcyon amauroptera

Identification

35cm.

Distribution

Asia: Eastern India, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, northern Malay Peninsula.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Coastal mangrove swamps.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Brown-winged Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Brown-winged_Kingfisher

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