Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
The Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) 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
- Ceyx erithaca
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx erithaca erithaca
- Ceyx erithaca macrocarus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo erithaca
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Bengal.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.115
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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