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Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, 1789) Family: herons Order: Ciconiiformes print version
Cinnamon bittern Blongios cannelle Avetorillo canelo Zimtdommel
Migration: partial N populations migratory

Verbreitungskarte von Ixobrychus cinnamomeus N populations spend non-breeding season in S of breeding range, apparently moving in connection with rainfall and high water levels of monsoon period; passes through Malay Peninsula in Sep-Nov and Feb-May. S populations (from Thailand to Philippines and Indonesia) sedentary, with influx of migrants from N in N winter. Birds of Pakistan and India also perform local movements and perhaps seasonal migrations in relation with water conditions. Recorded in Primorskiy Kray Territory, SE USSR.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)


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(Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel)