Rufous-backed Kingfisher
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| Rufous-backed Kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. rufidorsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx rufidorsa Strickland, 1847 |
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The Rufous-backed Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides. The small bird is solitary and hunts from a low perch over the water by diving for insects and frogs.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Ceyx rufidorsa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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