Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Stork-billed Kingfisher
The Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Pelargopsis capensis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Pelargopsis capensis capensis
- Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni
- Pelargopsis capensis intermedia
- Pelargopsis capensis burmanica
- Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis
- Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx
- Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis
- Pelargopsis capensis sodalis
- Pelargopsis capensis innominata
- Pelargopsis capensis javana
- Pelargopsis capensis floresiana
- Pelargopsis capensis gouldi
- Pelargopsis capensis gigantea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo capensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Cape of Good Hope, error = Java.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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