Alcedinidae 
RUDDY KINGFISHER

Location : Perlis

Date : ‎16 ‎March 2025

26.5–27 cm Adult coromanda: Bright rufous; violet-tinged above, bluish-white lower back/rump-patch, red bill.Juvenile: Much browner above, narrow dark bars below, browner bill; back/rump brilliant blue (less whitish). Other subspecies H.c.minor (R S Thailand southwards): Darker above, much darker below, breast violet-tinged, rump-patch larger. VOICE Ter ritorial call is hoarse tremulous tyuurrrrr or quirrr-r-r-r-r. HABITAT Mangroves, island forests, broadleaved evergreen forest near water; up to 900 m. RANGE Un R W,SE,S Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Singapore. Un BV N,C Annam. Un WV and PM S Thai land, Pen Malaysia, Singapore (ra). Un PM NW,NE,C Thailand, N,C Laos, E Tonkin (breeds?). Rc (status?) C,S,E Myanmar, Tenasserim, Cambodia (R in some coastal areas?).