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Ixobrychus cinnamomeus |
(Gmelin, 1789) |
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Family: herons |
Order: Ciconiiformes |
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Cinnamon bittern |
Blongios cannelle |
Avetorillo canelo |
Zimtdommel |
Migration: partial |
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N populations migratory |
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)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - 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) |