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Asia. India, and Nepal east to Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, n. Malaya, Laos, Cambodia and s. China. Introduced populations in several other countries including Australia
Least Concern
NBN atlas has 19 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
One was at Mapperley, Nottingham in March 1990
Reece et. al. The Birds of Nottinghamshire 2019.