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Halcyon coromanda |
(Latham, 1790) |
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Family: kingfishers |
Order: Coraciiformes |
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Ruddy kingfisher |
Martin-chasseur violet |
Alción rojizo |
Feuerliest |
Resident in S of range; some breeders in Malaysia remained at same site for at least 6 years. Migratory in N;
migrating birds move at night, and are reported from forest and also offshore islands. Breeders present in NE
China and Japan May-Sept, migrate through E China, Ryukyu Is and Taiwan to winter in Sulawesi from early
Sept to Mar and in Philippines and India E to Myanmar move through SE Asia, winter from S Thailand to
Sumatra and Java; autumn migrants reported from Malay Peninsula Sept-Dec, return movement over Fraser's
Hill in Apr and on Rok Is in early May. In Philippines and Malaysia wintering migrants returned to same site
each year. A few individuals overwinter on breeding grounds in India and Possibly Korea. (del
Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 2001)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (2001) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |