It is forest dwelling kingfisher of medium size and bill is large- coral red. Upperpart is rufous orange with brilliant violet gloss and underpart is paler rufous. During flight striking bluish white rump is seen. In juvenile upperparts are browner and rump is bluer. Juvenile also has faint blackish barring on rufous underparts and blackish bill.
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📚 Overview
Summary
Bird group
Kingfishers
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Trophic Strategy
They feed on fish, crustaceans, and large insects and in the area with less running water, they eat frogs and other amphibians.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Keeps singly or in pairs to dense waterside vegetation.
They prefer forested areas from the temperate to tropical zones, often in thick jungles and rainforests.
Description
Global Distribution
India
Distribution In India
Sub-Himalayan terai and Duars and eastern India, West Bengal (Sundarban), Andamans. A specimen was obtained in Tamil Nadu
Distribution In Assam
Assam
Halcyon coromanda is native to Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Vietnam. It is vagrant to Cambodia, Russian Federation (Eastern Asian Russia). It is possibly extinct in Bangladesh.
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📚 Occurrence
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Trends
Decreasing
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
IUCN Redlist Status: Least Concern
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Protection Legal Status
Schedule IV
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- BirdLife International. 2016. Halcyon coromanda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683234A92979549. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683234A92979549.en. Downloaded on 14 May 2018.
Information Listing > References
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2016. Checklist of the birds of India (v1.1). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 03 October, 2016].
- Praveen J., Jayapal, R., & Pittie, A., 2018. Checklist of the birds of India (v2.0). Website: http://www.indianbirds.in/india/ [Date of publication: 31 January, 2018].
- Praveen, J. Jayapal, R. & Pittie. A. (2016). A checklist of the birds of India. Indian Birds.11: 113-170.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., &Inskipp, T. (2011) Birds of Indian Subcontinent, 2nd Edition,Oxford University Press, London. 480 pp.
- BirdLife International. 2016. Halcyon coromanda. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22683234A92979549. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683234A92979549.en. Downloaded on 14 May 2018.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Coraciiformes |
| Family | Alcedinidae |
| Genus | Halcyon |
| Species | Halcyon coromanda (Latham 1790) |
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