black-backed kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca - Martin-pêcheur pourpré

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Ceyx
Species
:
erithaca

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 14 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 14 à 20 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

black-backed kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Ceyx erithaca erithaca (India and Sri Lanka to se China, Indochina and Sumatra)
Ceyx erithaca macrocarus (Andaman and Nicobar Is.)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur pourpré,
Martín pigmeo oriental,
martim-pigmeu-oriental,
Dschungelzwergfischer,
vörhenyes jégmadár,
Jungledwergijsvogel,
Martin pescatore dorsonero,
orientkungsfiskare,
Orientisfugl,
rybárik džungľový,
ledňáček džunglový,
Orientalsk Dværgisfugl,
kolmivarvaskalastaja,
blauet pigmeu de dors vermell,
zimorodek orientalny,
triprsti vodomec,
Трёхпалый лесной зимородок,
Udang api,
ミツユビカワセミ,
三趾翠鸟,
นกกะเต็นน้อยสามนิ้ว,
三趾翠鳥〔黑背三趾翠鳥〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations