Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Blyth's Kingfisher (Alcedo hercules) - HBW 6, p. 240
French: Martin-pêcheur de Blyth
German: Herkuleseisvogel
Spanish: Martín Pescador Hércules
Other common names: Great Blue Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Alcedo hercules Laubmann, 1917, Darjeeling.
Closely related to A. atthis. Sometimes referred to as A. grandis, but this name is preoccupied and therefore invalid. Monotypic.
Distribution: E Nepal E to Myanmar and S China (Yunnan, Hainan) and S to Laos and C Vietnam.
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long distant shot of side view on a rock, turns to be back on, then flies to another rock, and then shuffles sideways up that ro Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 April 2010 3 years ago 31 sec 1.4 -
one on a rock, then flies off Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 April 2010 3 years ago 25 sec 1.3
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