Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda)

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
25 - 27 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Mature deciduous or dense broadleaf evergreen forest, with lakes, rivers and streams.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh (E) (B), Bhutan (B), Brunei Darussalam (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Indonesia (B), Japan (B), Laos (B), Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), North Korea (B), Philippines (B), Singapore (B), South Korea (B), Taiwan (China), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Vagrant to Cambodia, Russia (Asian).

From north-east India to Indonesia. Summer visitor to north-eastern Asia, Japan, Korea, wintering south to Philippines, Taiwan.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Scarce, solitary and rather secretive, but vocal.

Voice
Male sings mainly in the morning from a concealed perch in the canopy, but also during the day when raining. Song is a high-pitched but descending, rolled whistled trill 'pyorrrr' or 'kyorororo'. Also an explosive rattle. Usually silent outside of breeding season.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (114)...)

Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) [XC577949]
by Jelle Scharringa from Fushigawa Dam area, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan (call)

Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) [XC415484]
by Somkiat Pakapinyo (Chai) from Tambon Ngao, Amphoe Mueang Ranong, Chang Wat Ranong, Thailand (song)

Subspecies
A distinctive species, not apparently very closely related to others in the genus. Has been sometimes separated in monospecific genus Entomothera. Subspecies claudiae included in minor by some authors.

The following 10 subspecies are recognised:

major (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848) - North-eastern China, Korea and Japan (Hokkaido south to Kyoto); migrates south to Philippines and Talaud Is.
bangsi (Oberholser, 1915) - Ryukyu Is, Taiwan and Lanyu I; migrates south to Philippines and Talaud Is.
coromanda (Latham, 1790) - Nepal east to northern Myanmar and southern China, south to western Bengal and southern Thailand; northern populations winter south to Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java.
mizorhina (Oberholser, 1915) - Andaman Is.
minor (Temminck & Schlegel, 1848) - Southern Thailand (from about Isthmus of Kra) south to Sumatra (including Simeulue I, Batu Is, Mentawai Is), Riau Archipelago, Bangka and Belitung, Java and Borneo.
linae Hubbard & duPont, 1974 - Palawan (south-western Philippines).
claudiae Hubbard & duPont, 1974 - Tawitawi and Sanga Sanga (Sulu Archipelago).
rufa Wallace, 1863 - Talaud and Sangihe Is south to Sulawesi and offshore islands (Lembeh, Talisei, Togian, Muna, Butung).
pelingensis Neumann, 1939 - Banggai Is (Peleng, Banggai, Labobo).
sulana Mees, 1970 - Sula Is (Taliabu, Seho, Mangole, Sanana).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) - 10 files

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