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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:crested_kingfisher_pair.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Pair : Female(L) Male(R) subspecies ''M. l. continentalis''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Dist. Nainital, [[India]], 28 October 2011]] |
;[[:Category:Megaceryle|Megaceryle]] lugubris | ;[[:Category:Megaceryle|Megaceryle]] lugubris | ||
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*Pink cinnamon underwing-coverts | *Pink cinnamon underwing-coverts | ||
+ | [[Image:Crested_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female, subspecies ''M. l. guttulata''<br />Photo © by {{user|Yeshey+Dorji|Yeshey Dorji}} <br />Begana, western [[Bhutan]], 4 November 2004]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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[[Asia]]: found in [[Russia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[North Korea]], [[Japan]]<br /> | [[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]]. | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Thailand]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | [[Image:DSC04149.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Male subspecies ''M. l. continentalis''<br />Photo © by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />Kainchi Ashram, Bhowali, [[India]], 11 April 2011]] | ||
There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''M. l. continentalis'': | *''M. l. continentalis'': | ||
:*Western [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to central Bhutan) | :*Western [[Himalayas]] (Kashmir to central Bhutan) | ||
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:*Eastern Himalayas to [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]; winters to Hainan | :*Eastern Himalayas to [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]; winters to Hainan | ||
− | *''M. l. | + | *''M. l. pallida'': |
:*Southern Kuril Islands and Hokkaido | :*Southern Kuril Islands and Hokkaido | ||
*''M. l. lugubris'': | *''M. l. lugubris'': | ||
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The diet includes fish. | The diet includes fish. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#Arthur Grosset | #Arthur Grosset | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{GSearch|Kingfisher+lugubris}} | {{GSearch|Kingfisher+lugubris}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megaceryle]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Megaceryle]] |
Latest revision as of 10:18, 15 May 2023
- 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. guttulata:
- M. l. pallida:
- 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crested Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crested_Kingfisher
External Links
Search the Gallery using the scientific name:
Search the Gallery using the common name:
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.