Stork-billed Kingfisher

Cranesbill Reads ( pelargopsis capensis )

The cranesbill Reads ( pelargopsis capensis ) or Gurial is occurring in Asia Eisvogelart.

Features

The cranesbill Reads reaches a height of 35 cm. He has a big red bill and a brownish head. The neck and chest feathers are cream- colored, the upper wing are colored blue-green.

Occurrence and habitat

The distribution area of the cranesbill Reads ranges from India to Indonesia and the Philippines.

Its habitat is both forested shores of inland waters and the sea.

Subspecies

At least 13 subspecies have been described, including:

• P. c. burmanica, Myanmar to the Isthmus of Kra;
• P. c. capensis, India, Sri Lanka;
• P. c. cyanopteryx, Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Borneo;
• P. c. floresiana, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores;
• P. c. gigantea, Sulu Islands;
• P. c. gouldi, northern Philippines;
• P. c. intermedia, Nicobar Islands;
• P. c. javana, Java;
• P. c. malaccensis, Malay Peninsula, Riau Islands, Lingga Islands;
• P. c. osmastoni, Andaman;
• P. c. simalurensis, Simeulue northwest of Sumatra;
• P. c. sodalis, Banyak Islands northwest of Sumatra;

Food

The food of cranesbill Reads is varied: smaller fish, crustaceans, amphibians, small reptiles, young birds, insects.