Ruddy Kingfisher
Halcyon coromanda(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Ruddy Kingfisher
The Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Halcyon coromanda
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ruddy Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Halcyon coromanda coromanda
- Halcyon coromanda major
- Halcyon coromanda bangsi
- Halcyon coromanda mizorhina
- Halcyon coromanda minor
- Halcyon coromanda linae
- Halcyon coromanda claudiae
- Halcyon coromanda rufa
- Halcyon coromanda pelingensis
- Halcyon coromanda sulana
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo coromanda
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- Coromandel, India.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 1 p.252
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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