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Pelargopsis capensis (Stork-billed Kingfisher)

Wikipedia Abstract

The stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis, formerly Halcyon capensis), 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. The stork-billed kingfisher lives in a variety of well-wooded habitats near lakes, rivers, or coasts. It perches quietly whilst seeking food, and is often inconspicuous despite its size. It is territorial and will chase away eagles and other large predators. This species hunts fish, frogs, crabs, rodents and young birds.
View Wikipedia Record: Pelargopsis capensis

Infraspecies

Pelargopsis capensis burmanica (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis capensis (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis cyanopteryx (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis floresiana (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis gigantea (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis gouldi (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis innominata
Pelargopsis capensis intermedia (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis javana (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis malaccensis (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis osmastoni
Pelargopsis capensis simalurensis (Stork-billed kingfisher)
Pelargopsis capensis sodalis (Stork-billed kingfisher)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
4
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
23
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 8.84102
EDGE Score: 2.28656
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  181 grams
Female Weight [1]  205 grams
Male Weight [1]  158 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  29.7 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates), Piscivore
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Fish [2]  40 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  40 %
Forages - Ground [2]  30 %
Forages - Underwater [2]  70 %
Clutch Size [3]  3

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Alloheterophyes chini[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0