stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis),बड़ा किलकिला

stork-billed kingfisher 
(Pelargopsis capensis),
बड़ा किलकिला
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Uttarakhand
April21
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This is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. This kingfisher is resident throughout its range.

It is a very large kingfisher, measuring 35 cm (14 in) in length. The adult has a green back, blue wings and tail, and olive-brown head. Its underparts and neck are buff. The very large bill and legs are bright red. The flight of the stork-billed kingfisher is laboured and flapping, but direct. Sexes are similar

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