Species information Scientific name: Terpsiphone atrocaudataJapanese name: サンコウチョウChinese name: 紫綬帶English name: Black paradise flycatcherOrigin: Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korean Peninsula, Lanyu, Batan Island in the Philippines Ecology and description The black paradise flycatcher is a summer visitor in Okinawa. From about April to October, it stays and breeds in Japan, including Okinawa, and then… Continue reading Black paradise flycatcher
Category: Summer Birds
Ruddy Kingfisher
Species information Scientific name: Halcyon coromanda bangsiJapanese name: リュウキュウアカショウビンChinese name: 琉球赤翡翠English name: Ruddy kigfisherOrigin: Summer visitor to the Ryukyu Islands Ecology and description Ruddy kigfisher in Ryukyu Islands refers to the subspecies Halcyon coromanda bangsi of the Ruddy kingfisher. It winters in the Philippines and breeds in the Ryukyu Islands during summer. Compared to the… Continue reading Ruddy Kingfisher