Red-backed Kingfisher: Head

Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus (Cyanalcyon) pyrrhopygius)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves)

Order:

Kingfishers (Coraciiformes)

Family:

Tree Kingfisher (Alcedinidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus (Cyanalcyon) pyrrhopygius)

This Photo:

Head

Thank you Andrew Allen for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere
Typical kingfisher with massive beak compared with its body. White breast, blue wings, red back.

This species is classed as

RA (Rare)

in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)

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