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Halcyon pileata.jpg

Halcyon pileata  (Boddaert, 1783)

Black-capped Kingfisher

Home > Birds​ > Halcyon pileata
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Halcyon
Species: pileata

  • Common names: Black-capped Kingfisher
  • Thai names: นกกะเต็นหัวดำ
  • Distribution: Manchuria, Korea and China to s India, Malaya and Sulu Arch. [1] [3]
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population decreasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chonburi (Pattaya)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Halcyon pileata from Thailand.
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata.jpg
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (Boddaert, 1783) Pattaya Chonburi December

References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 23 June 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Halcyon pileata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683249A92980167. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683249A92980167.en. Downloaded on 23 June 2020.
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​​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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