Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Crested Kingfisher

Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris

Described by: Temminck (1834)
Alternate common name(s): Greater Pied Kingfisher, Great Pied Kingfisher, Large Pied Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): Ceryle lugubris

Photographs

Lake Toro, Hokkaido, Japan - Nov 16, 2002 © William Hull  Uttrakhand, India - May 31, 2009 © Jugal Tiwari  On the way to Biksthang, Sikkim, India - Dec 6, 2004 © Sudhir Shivaram 
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Range

Himalayas to c. Vietnam, ne. China and Japan;
(1) Himalayas of n. and e. India (Kashmir) to Burma, s. and e. China s. to nw. Thailand, Laos, n. and c. Vietnam and Hainan Is.
(2) N. Japan (Hokkaido) and possibly the s. Kuril Is.
(3) Japan and Korea.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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