Two Sighting Records of the Black-capped Kingfisher(Halcyon pileata) on Oshima Ooshima Island in Hokkaido, Northern Japan.

Abstract

On 29-30 May 1993, one Black-capped Kingfisher was observed at Aidomari, a small inlet located in the southwest part of Oshima Ooshima Island. It was seen feeding on the rocky shore and resting on top of rocks and on the middle terrace of rocky cliffs (Fig. 1-A). On the third day, the bird disappeared. A Black-capped Kingfisher carcass was also found in a col at an elevation of about 600 m between Mt. Kiyobe and Mt. Era on