Black-backed Kingfisher
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| Ceyx erithaca (Linnaeus, 1758) |
The Black-backed Kingfisher also known as the Oriental dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. Small red and yellow kingfisher, yellow underparts with bluish-black upperparts. This is a widespread resident of lowland forest. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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- BirdLife International 2004. Ceyx erithaca. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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