Caridonax
| Glittering kingfisher | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: |
Caridonax Cabanis & Heine, 1860 |
| Species: | C. fulgidus |
| Binomial name | |
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Caridonax fulgidus (Gould, 1857) |
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The glittering kingfisher or white-rumped kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is monotypic within the genus Caridonax. It is endemic to Indonesia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
It is dark blue all over, except it undersides and rump which are white. It has red feet and bill. Its eyes are dark brown.
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