Green-backed Kingfisher
Actenoides monachus(Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
English (US) Green-backed Kingfisher
The Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Actenoides monachus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Green-backed Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Actenoides monachus monachus
- Actenoides monachus capucinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon (Paralcyon) monachus
- Described by
- (Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850)
- Type locality
- Celebes.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.154
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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