Red-backed Kingfisher
Todiramphus pyrrhopygius(Gould, J, 1841)
English (US) Red-backed Kingfisher
The Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) 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.
Range: semiarid inland and northern AustraliaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-backed Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Halcyon pyrrhopygia
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1841)
- Type locality
- Interior of New South Wales.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.8, no.92 p.113
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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