Glittering kingfisher
| Glittering kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Caridonax Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Species: | C. fulgidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caridonax fulgidus (Gould, 1857) | |
The glittering kingfisher or white-rumped kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is monotypic within the genus Caridonax.[2] It is endemic to Indonesia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 BirdLife International (2012). "Caridonax fulgidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Caridonax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
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