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The black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca), also known as the three-toed kingfisher, is a pocket-sized bird in the family Alcedinidae. It was formerly considered as conspecific with the rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher and together the species complex was known by the English name "oriental dwarf kingfisher".
The rufous-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) is a small bird in the kingfisher family Alcedinidae that is found in parts of Maritime Southeast Asia.It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the black-backed dwarf kingfisher and together the two taxa were known by the English name "oriental dwarf kingfisher".
All except one of the birds in the reconstituted genus have three rather than the usual four toes. The exception is the Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher which retains a vestigial fourth toe. [5] [7] The Moluccan dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus) was previous named the variable dwarf kingfisher and included 15 recognised
The smallest species of kingfisher is the African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei), which averages 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and between 9 and 12 g (0.32 and 0.42 oz) in weight. [16] The largest kingfisher in Africa is the giant kingfisher ( Megaceryle maxima ), which is 42 to 46 cm (17 to 18 in) in length and 255–426 g (9.0–15.0 oz) in ...
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. Stork-billed kingfisher, peria alagu meenkothi; White-throated kingfisher, venthondai meenkothi; Black-capped kingfisher, karunthalai meenkothi; Collared kingfisher; Blue-eared kingfisher; Common kingfisher; Oriental dwarf kingfisher, chinna ...
White-throated kingfisher. Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca (vagrant reported from Horamavu in 2017) Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis; Stork-billed kingfisher, Halcyon capensis (vagrant except in the Kaveri river valley area) White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis (breeding resident) Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata (vagrant)
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. Stork-billed kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis; White-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis; Black-capped kingfisher, Halcyon pileata; Blue-eared kingfisher, Alcedo meninting; Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis; Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx ...
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails. Blyth's kingfisher, Alcedo hercules; Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis; Blue-eared kingfisher, Alcedo meninting; Black-backed dwarf-kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca; Stork-billed kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis; Ruddy kingfisher, Halcyon coromanda