How big is a Brown-winged Kingfisher?

The Brown-winged Kingfisher is a medium sized bird weighing about 162 g.

Where can you see a Brown-winged Kingfisher?

The Brown-winged Kingfisher occurs in 5 countries, including India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Myanmar (Burma).

What birds look similar to a Brown-winged Kingfisher?

The Brown-winged Kingfisher is most easily confused with the Great-billed Kingfisher and the Stork-billed Kingfisher.

Is the Brown-winged Kingfisher endangered?

The Brown-winged Kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Brown-winged Kingfisher

Pelargopsis amauroptera

Kingfishers · Coraciiformes · Rare

The Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera) is a rare kingfisher found in 5 countries, weighing about 162 g. The brown-winged kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

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Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Bikash Das, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bikash Das · cc-by

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 3 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 4 — Photo: Jayanth Sharma · CC BY 3.0

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 5 — Photo: This image is created by user Wouter van der Ham at Observation.org, a global biodiversity recording project. · CC BY 3.0

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 6 — Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 7 — Photo: sarangib · CC0

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 8 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 9 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Brown-winged Kingfisher (Pelargopsis amauroptera), photo 10 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Brown-winged Kingfisher

The brown-winged kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.

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Where it lives

India Thailand Bangladesh Malaysia Myanmar (Burma)

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, October, November, December, with peak activity in December. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Brown-winged Kingfisher look like?: The brown-winged kingfisher is a species of bird in the subfamily Halcyoninae.
How big is a Brown-winged Kingfisher?: The Brown-winged Kingfisher is a medium sized bird weighing about 162 g.
Where can you see a Brown-winged Kingfisher?: The Brown-winged Kingfisher occurs in 5 countries, including India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Myanmar (Burma).
What birds look similar to a Brown-winged Kingfisher?: The Brown-winged Kingfisher is most easily confused with the Great-billed Kingfisher and the Stork-billed Kingfisher.
Is the Brown-winged Kingfisher endangered?: The Brown-winged Kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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