page_title: Ruddy kingfisher
section_title: Distribution and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Ruddy kingfisher / Distribution and habitat
caption_attribution_description: Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda) by John Gerrard Keulemans
context_page_description: The ruddy kingfisher is a medium-sized tree kingfisher, widely distributed in east and southeast Asia.
context_section_description: The ruddy kingfisher ranges from South Korea and Japan in the north, south through the Philippines to the Sunda Islands, and west to China and India.  It is migratory, with birds in the northern part of the range migrating as far south as Borneo during winter.  Locally common in southern parts of its range, the ruddy kingfisher is rare in Japan, where it is highly sought after by birders. Ruddy kingfishers inhabit forested areas from the temperate to tropical zones, often in thick jungles and rainforests.
  The binomial name recalls the Coromandel Coast of India.
caption: H. coromanda by John Gerrard Keulemans
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