An adult Stork-billed Kingfisher, spotted on the branch of a fallen trunk, near a river in southern Nepal. It is a very large kingfisher, that can grow up to 41 centimeter in length.

It has a large red bill with a black tip, a grey head and head-sides, a buff neck and underparts, a turquoise-greenish back, and a blue tail and wings.

Apart from the primaries, the underside of the wings, i.e. the anterior part is buff, and the legs and feet are reddish.