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- Halcyon coromanda
Identification
25cm. Large, bright red bill and legs. The body is rust red, generally deepening to purple at the tail.
Distribution
Asia, South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Sunda Islands, China and India.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
- H.c.(ochrothorectis) Japan to Korea, ne China; winters to Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo
- H.c.coromanda E Himalayas to n Myanmar and sw China; winters to Sumatra
- H.c.mizorhina Andaman Islands; questionable Nicobar I. specimen
- H.c.minor Riau Arch., Mentawi Arch., s Malay Pen. and Greater Sundas
- H.c.bangsi Ryukyu Islands: winters Philippines and Talaud Islands
- H.c.linae Palawan (sw Philippines)
- H.c.claudiae Sulu Archipelago (Tawitawi, Bulubuk and Sanga Sanga)
- H.c.pelingensis Peleng I. (off e Sulawesi)
- H.c.rufa S Sulawesi, Sangihe, Muna and Butung islands
- H.c.sulana Sula Islands (e of Sulawesi)
Habitat
Dense forests near water.
Behaviour
The diet includes fish, crustaceans, and large insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
