As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Friday 24 November 2017

Rare bird seen in Coimbatore


CCIPAGESTOI | Updated: Nov 20, 2017, 13:42 IST

The Oriental dwarf kingfisher, commonly found in the broad-leaved canopy forest of the Western Ghats, has been spotted near a lake in Coimbatore. Vijay kumar Krishnamurthy had chanced upon the rare bird near the Krishnampathi lake. "I was surprised to see the bird at wetlands inside the city. It is a forest bird. I tried confirming it with scientists, who wanted photographic evidence to identify it," he told TOI. The small bird, which is 13-14cm long, primarily feeds on fish and insects.


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