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;[[:Category:Megaceryle|Megaceryle]] lugubris | ;[[:Category:Megaceryle|Megaceryle]] lugubris | ||
''Ceryle lugubris'' | ''Ceryle lugubris'' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 41cm | + | 41cm<br /> |
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*Black and white barred above | *Black and white barred above | ||
*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
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*Pink cinnamon underwing-coverts | *Pink cinnamon underwing-coverts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Crested_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''guttulata''<br />Photo by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}} <br />Begana, western [[Bhutan]], November 2004]] | |
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Russia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[North Korea]], [[Japan]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are 4 subspecies. | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''M. l. continentalis'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to central Bhutan) | ||
| + | *''M. l. guttulatus'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern Himalayas to [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]; winters to Hainan | ||
| + | *''M. l. pallidus'': | ||
| + | :*Southern Kuril Islands and Hokkaido | ||
| + | *''M. l. lugubris'': | ||
| + | :*Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Mountain rivers, and large foothill rivers. | Mountain rivers, and large foothill rivers. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fish. | The diet includes fish. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Kingfisher+lugubris}} | {{GSearch|Kingfisher+lugubris}} | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 10 July 2011
- Megaceryle lugubris
Ceryle lugubris
Identification
41cm
- Black and white barred above
- White underparts
- Rufous breast band (male)
- White specked breast band (female)
- Barred wings and tail
- Spotted breast
- Pink cinnamon underwing-coverts
Distribution
Asia: found in Russia, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, Japan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- M. l. continentalis:
- Western Himalayas (Kashmir to central Bhutan)
- M. l. guttulatus:
- M. l. pallidus:
- Southern Kuril Islands and Hokkaido
- M. l. lugubris:
- Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu
Habitat
Mountain rivers, and large foothill rivers.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes fish.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Kingfisher
