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<blockquote data-quote="websumanta" data-source="post: 3295371" data-attributes="member: 134886"><p>Hi Digbert Doobrey,</p><p></p><p>I'm very new in this forum, I don't know is it good or bad to commenting on you senior birders. Still, I'm expressing my views for you. </p><p></p><p>I'm from Kolkata, southern part West Bengal state in INDIA. <strong>Out of 10 kingfishers available in India, you will get 9 kingfishers in my state</strong>. Following Kingfishers are Residents (or local migrants) in my state.</p><p></p><p>1. <strong>White-throated KF</strong> - very common in my state, even a couple used forage beside my apartment. This is our statebird also.</p><p>2. <strong>Common KF</strong> - another most beautiful residents KF, we found in city outskirts.</p><p>3. <strong>Stork-billed KF</strong> - this is residents also.</p><p>4. <strong>Pied KF</strong> - residents bird. we used see their acvitivity mainly in winter time.</p><p>5. <strong>Collered KF</strong> - residents of southern part of my state West Bengal and mostly in Sundarbans Delta areas (you might know abount Sundarban Delta, World's Largent Mangrove Forest and place of Swamp Tigers). We visit Sundarbans in summer to see this KF. In winter they are not so active.</p><p>6. <strong>Black-capped KF</strong> - residents of Sundarban Delta area. Winter is the best time to observe them.</p><p>7. <strong>Ruddy KF</strong> - It's local migrant of Sundarbans Delta and residents some part of northern part of West Bengal. Best time to observe them in monsoon (may - june - july).</p><p>8. <strong>Blue-eared KF</strong> - Residents forest bird of northern West Bengal. Best time to observe them in monsoon (may - june - july). They are very illusive, even I have seen them only once.</p><p>9. <strong>Crested KF</strong> - Residents forest bird of northern West Bengal. Mostly you will found them beside mountail stream. </p><p>10. <strong>Oriental Dwarf KF</strong> - Though this year we have a record of Oriental Dwarf KF. But, the main distribution of this bird is in Goa.</p><p></p><p>Feel free for any query, Happy Birding!</p><p></p><p>Thanks & Regards,</p><p>Sumanta</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="websumanta, post: 3295371, member: 134886"] Hi Digbert Doobrey, I'm very new in this forum, I don't know is it good or bad to commenting on you senior birders. Still, I'm expressing my views for you. I'm from Kolkata, southern part West Bengal state in INDIA. [B]Out of 10 kingfishers available in India, you will get 9 kingfishers in my state[/B]. Following Kingfishers are Residents (or local migrants) in my state. 1. [B]White-throated KF[/B] - very common in my state, even a couple used forage beside my apartment. This is our statebird also. 2. [B]Common KF[/B] - another most beautiful residents KF, we found in city outskirts. 3. [B]Stork-billed KF[/B] - this is residents also. 4. [B]Pied KF[/B] - residents bird. we used see their acvitivity mainly in winter time. 5. [B]Collered KF[/B] - residents of southern part of my state West Bengal and mostly in Sundarbans Delta areas (you might know abount Sundarban Delta, World's Largent Mangrove Forest and place of Swamp Tigers). We visit Sundarbans in summer to see this KF. In winter they are not so active. 6. [B]Black-capped KF[/B] - residents of Sundarban Delta area. Winter is the best time to observe them. 7. [B]Ruddy KF[/B] - It's local migrant of Sundarbans Delta and residents some part of northern part of West Bengal. Best time to observe them in monsoon (may - june - july). 8. [B]Blue-eared KF[/B] - Residents forest bird of northern West Bengal. Best time to observe them in monsoon (may - june - july). They are very illusive, even I have seen them only once. 9. [B]Crested KF[/B] - Residents forest bird of northern West Bengal. Mostly you will found them beside mountail stream. 10. [B]Oriental Dwarf KF[/B] - Though this year we have a record of Oriental Dwarf KF. But, the main distribution of this bird is in Goa. Feel free for any query, Happy Birding! Thanks & Regards, Sumanta [/QUOTE]
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