Green-backed Kingfisher

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Original source: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of SingaporeCamera location
Author: Lip Kee Yap from Singapore, Republic of SingaporeCamera location

The Green-backed Kingfisher is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

The Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Actenoides monachus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007. Stub icon This Coraciiformes-related article is a stub. More

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Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus)This is the male with the completely blue head. This primary forest Sulawesi, Indonesia e... More

Green-backed Kingfisher, sulawesi, Tankoko 22 Sept 04 © simon colenutt Green-backed Kingfisher - Green-backed Kingfisher, Indonesia, Tangkoko, Sulawesi October 2005 © Pete Morris/Birdquest A female of this excellent species. More

Loud and long Green-backed Kingfisher calls in a rich and busy forest background. login or register to post comments | my favorites | Report this file heavyphotons's picture I love this recording, Submitted by heavyphotons on Mon, 2007-12-03 00:22. More

Green-backed Kingfishers and at last my long longed for Red-bellied Pitta while walking along the trail! Tonight More

male Green-backed Kingfisher of the blue-headed monachus subspecies, which perched nearby and sat still for about half an hour, allowing everyone to get some fantastic looks as well all the canon bodies to be fitted to Juszti’s 600mm f4 lens with its 1. More

Order : Coraciiformes
Family : Alcedinidae
Genus : Actenoides
Species : monachus
Authority : (Bonaparte, 1850)