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Rufous-backed Kingfisher

Ceyx rufidorsa

Description:

Spotted during a night walk in the Kinabatangan area. Absolutely beautiful bird.

Habitat:

It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides. The small bird is solitary and hunts from a low perch over the water by diving for insects and frogs.

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11 Comments

Terri
Terri 10 years ago

I would love to add this to my life or dream list...awesome pictures

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

Lovely photo series

Olivia Chee
Olivia Chee 11 years ago

Nice shot of a beautiful bird!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

superb...how brilliantly colored1

Achmad Ridha
Achmad Ridha 12 years ago

what an awesome birds!!! nice spotting.

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Gorgeous!

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

So beautiful!

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

brillant colors

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

A psychedelic kingfisher!

SebastianBarragan
SebastianBarragan 12 years ago

Amazing bird!!!! Nice shot too

SiljeBare
SiljeBare 12 years ago

Wow! That IS a gorgeous bird! :D Fantastic coloring!

DiveMUster
Spotted by
DiveMUster

Malaysia

Spotted on Jul 17, 2009
Submitted on Nov 3, 2011

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