Biology:Glittering kingfisher

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of bird

Glittering kingfisher
Glittering Kingfisher.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Halcyoninae
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 forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1]

Description

It is dark blue all over, except its underside and rump, which are white. It has a red bill and feet. Its eyes are dark brown.

References


Wikidata ☰ Q1274217 entry