Stork-billed Kingfisher in Manas National Park.

A Stork-billed Kingfisher perched calmly on the branch of a large tree inside Manas National Park in Assam, India. The species is one of the largest kingfishers found in Asia and is easily recognized by its enormous bright red bill, greyish-brown head, and vibrant greenish-blue wings and back. The bird appears to be resting on a Silk Cotton tree, identifiable by its broad palmate leaves and long hanging seed pods. These tall tropical trees are common in forest ecosystems across Northeast India and provide ideal perching and nesting spots for many bird species. Stork-billed Kingfisher is commonly found near rivers, wetlands, mangroves, and forest streams, where it hunts fish, frogs, crabs, insects, and small reptiles. Despite belonging to the kingfisher family, it often preys on a wider variety of animals than smaller kingfisher species. Manas National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is known for its rich biodiversity, tropical forests, grasslands, and rare wildlife including tigers, elephants, hornbills, golden langurs, and numerous bird species. #StorkBilledKingfisher #Kingfisher #ManasNationalPark #Assam #BirdWatching #WildlifeIndia #IndianBirds #Nature #BirdPhotography #Wildlife Stork-billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis, Manas National Park birds, Assam wildlife, Indian kingfisher species, tropical forest bird, Silk Cotton tree, Northeast India wildlife, birdwatching Assam, wildlife documentary India This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and The Best of India at www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/wildfilmsindia Order our wildfilmsindia t-shirt from Amazon at: www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08DJF9KTS/ref=cx_skuctr_share?smid=A1OGSZV4EFO78D #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage