Listen to the Stork-billed kingfisher
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About the Stork-billed kingfisher
The Stork-billed kingfisher is a bird in the family Alcedinidae (order Coraciiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Stork-billed kingfisher sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis), is a tree kingfisher which is widely but sparsely distributed in the tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. These kingfishers are large and have a heavy bill. The head is brown and the chin is paler coloured. The sexes are similar in coloration. This is found mostly in streams and ponds in lowland areas with tree cover. This kingfisher is sendentary throughout its range.
More from the family Alcedinidae
Common kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Pied kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
White-throated kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Laughing kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae
Grey-headed kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Sacred kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
Brown-hooded kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Ringed kingfisher
Megaceryle torquata
Green kingfisher
Chloroceryle americana
Shining-blue kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Blue-winged kookaburra
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Stork-billed kingfisher sound like?
You can hear 5 recordings of the Stork-billed kingfisher on this page, including its call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Stork-billed kingfisher endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Stork-billed kingfisher as “least concern”.
What family does the Stork-billed kingfisher belong to?
The Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call of Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) 02 by Kingshuk Mondal – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call of Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) 03 by Kingshuk Mondal – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India by Sunit – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call of Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) 01 by Kingshuk Mondal – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) from Puzhakkal ML151616961 by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q862819 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Stork-billed kingfisher – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Lip Kee from Singapore, Republic of Singapore – CC BY-SA 2.0