India
Black-capped Kingfisher
India
High
Priority
Priority
Black-capped Kingfisher
Halcyon pileata
Long-term Trend:
Rapid Decline
Current Annual Trend:
Rapid Decline
Distribution Range Size:
Moderate
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Vulnerable
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
-88.82
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-91.21, -85.56)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-5.79
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-7.78, -3.8)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
67,770
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(67,340, 68,200)
Migratory Status
Winter Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
States where they are key
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, West Bengal
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/blckin1/. Accessed on 2024-05-02.
National Trend
State Trends
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Mizoram
- Odisha
- Rajasthan
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
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Conservation Area Trends
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