The white-rumped kingfisher or glittering 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]
| White-rumped kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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) | |
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.
Tree kingfishers | |
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| Lacedo |
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| Dacelo |
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| Clytoceyx |
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| Cittura |
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| Pelargopsis |
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| Halcyon |
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| Todiramphus |
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| Caridonax |
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| Melidora |
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| Actenoides |
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| Syma |
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| Tanysiptera |
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56 to 61 living species in 12 genera | |
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