Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
White-rumped Kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus) - HBW 6, p. 205
French: Martin-chasseur étincelant
German: Glitzerliest
Spanish: Alción Culiblanco
Other common names: Blue-and-white/Glittering Kingfisher
Taxonomy: Halcyon fulgidus Gould, 1857, Lombok.
Sometimes placed in genus Halcyon, and also shows some similarities to Dacelo, Tanysiptera and Actenoides; distinctive, however, with no close allies, and better treated in monotypic genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fulgidus (Gould, 1857) - Lombok and Sumbawa (Lesser Sundas).
- gracilirostris (Rensch, 1928) - Flores and Besar (Lesser Sundas).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird resting on a branch Locality Labuanbajo, Flores, Lesser Sundas (Monotypic species)
Stefan Behrens 2003 4 years ago 31 sec 4.2
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