Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCoraciiformes (Rollers, Kingfishers, and Allies)
- FamilyAlcedinidae (Kingfishers)
- GenusPelargopsis (Large-billed Kingfishers)
- SpeciesPelargopsis capensis (Stork-billed Kingfisher)
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. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Stork-billed Kingfisher sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Brown-winged Kingfisher
Pelargopsis amauroptera
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis
Banded Kingfisher
Lacedo pulchella
Rufous-collared Kingfisher
Actenoides concretus
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Blue-banded Kingfisher
Alcedo euryzona
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda
Collared Kingfisher
Todiramphus chloris
Red-bearded Bee-eater
Nyctyornis amictus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stork-billed Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Stork-billed Kingfisher sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Stork-billed Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Stork-billed Kingfisher in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.