Class Aves Family Alcedinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Subfamily Halcyoninae | |
Similar Buru dwarf kingfisher, Pohnpei kingfisher, Guadalcanal moustached kingfisher, Príncipe kingfisher, São Tomé kingfisher | ||
The plain-backed kingfisher (Actenoides regalis) is a species of kingfisher endemic to southeastern Sulawesi in Indonesia. It was recently elevated to species status, having been previously lumped with the scaly-breasted kingfisher. It is known from two specimens from interior montane forests at an elevation around 2,000 m. It is likely threatened by ongoing deforestation.
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Plain-backed kingfisher Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA