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The Brown Beauty The forests of Sunderban is home to 8 different varieties of Kingfishers and here&#039;s a photograph of one of them, the Brown Winged Kingfisher! <br /> This beautiful bird falls in the &quot;Near Threatened&quot; category of the IUCN Red List. <br /> Birds,Brown WInged Kingfisher,Brown Winged Kingfisher,Canon,Contest,Geotagged,India,Pelargopsis amauroptera,Summer,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

The Brown Beauty

The forests of Sunderban is home to 8 different varieties of Kingfishers and here's a photograph of one of them, the Brown Winged Kingfisher!
This beautiful bird falls in the "Near Threatened" category of the IUCN Red List.

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    Whoa, I think that must be the largest beak I've ever seen on a kingfisher. Posted 9 years ago

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The Brown Winged Kingfisher

The brown-winged kingfisher 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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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by swaroopsingharoy
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Uploaded Dec 3, 2015. Captured Sep 8, 2015 02:20 in Chargheri - Lakshbagan Rd, Sudhansupur, West Bengal 743370, India.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/320s
  • ISO400
  • 400mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.