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| + | [[File:Ryukyu-akashobin.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A taxidermied ''Ryûkyû akashôbin'' on display at the Yama to Mizu Seikatsu Hakubutsukan in Higashi village, northern Okinawa Island]] |
| + | *''Other Names: Ruddy kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda bangsi'' |
| *''Japanese'': 琉球赤翡翠 ''(Ryûkyû shôbin)'' | | *''Japanese'': 琉球赤翡翠 ''(Ryûkyû shôbin)'' |
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− | The Ryûkyû akashôbin, sometimes called the ruddy kingfisher in English, is a distinctive bird native to the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. | + | The Ryûkyû akashôbin, sometimes called the ruddy kingfisher in English, is a distinctive bird native to the [[Ryukyu Islands]]. It can be found on islands throughout the archipelago, including the [[Amami Islands]], [[Tokara Islands]], [[Okinawa Islands]], [[Miyako Islands]], [[Yaeyama Islands]], and the [[Daito Islands|Daitô Islands]]. |
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| The ''akashôbin'' features in a number of paintings by [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]]-based ''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Tanaka Isson]]. | | The ''akashôbin'' features in a number of paintings by [[Amami Oshima|Amami Ôshima]]-based ''[[Nihonga]]'' painter [[Tanaka Isson]]. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *Gallery labels, "Hokorasha Amami" ほこらしゃ奄美 special exhibition, Reimeikan Museum, Kagoshima. Nov 2021. | | *Gallery labels, "Hokorasha Amami" ほこらしゃ奄美 special exhibition, Reimeikan Museum, Kagoshima. Nov 2021. |
| + | *Gallery labels, The Higashi Museum 山と水生活博物館, Higashi village, Okinawa Island.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49599952937/sizes/l/] |
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| [[Category:Flora and Fauna]] | | [[Category:Flora and Fauna]] |
| + | [[Category:Ryukyu]] |