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Family Name : Alcedinidae
Common Name : Black capped Kingfisher - Scientific Name : Halcyon pileata ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Black capped Kingfisher - Scientific Name : Halcyon pileata ‹‹ Go Back
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: Black capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black-capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Thalpitiya, Wadduwa
Date
: 26th november 2006
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED 82 and Nikon coolpix 7900
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: Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black-capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Thalpitiya, Wadduwa
Date
: 16th February 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III & Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Black capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: Not threatened
Photographer
: Pathmanath Samaraweera
Location
: Thalpitiya, Wadduwa
Date
: 18th February 2007
Equipment
: digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED III and Nikon Coolpix 7900
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: Black capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black-capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 16th December 2017
Equipment
: Canon EOS-1D X with Canon 600mm F4 lens
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: Black capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
Other names
: Black-capped Purple Kingfisher
Taxonomy & status
: monotypic sp H pileata scarce winter visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adult
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Wilpattu National Park
Date
: 17th December 2017
Equipment
: Canon EOS-1D X with Canon 600mm F4 lens
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