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;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] pyrrhopygia | ;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] pyrrhopygia | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Rufous red patch on | + | *Rufous red patch on lower back and rump |
| − | + | *Black stripe running through eye to the back of the head | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]] | + | [[Australia]] (except south-west and east, from southern [[Queensland]] to south-eastern [[South Australia]]) |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | [[Image:Red backed.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Greg+McKay|Greg McKay}}<br />Eaglehawk, North [[Australia]], October 2009]] | ||
Eucalypt woodlands, scrub and tussock grasslands, and areas with scattered trees. | Eucalypt woodlands, scrub and tussock grasslands, and areas with scattered trees. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
It is a ground feeder and its diet includes insects and small reptiles. | It is a ground feeder and its diet includes insects and small reptiles. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Australian Animals.net | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Todiramphus+pyrrhopygia}} | {{GSearch|Todiramphus+pyrrhopygia}} | ||
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- Todiramphus pyrrhopygia
Identification
- Rufous red patch on lower back and rump
- Black stripe running through eye to the back of the head
Distribution
Australia (except south-west and east, from southern Queensland to south-eastern South Australia)
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
Habitat
Eucalypt woodlands, scrub and tussock grasslands, and areas with scattered trees.
Behaviour
It is a ground feeder and its diet includes insects and small reptiles.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Australian Animals.net
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Red-backed Kingfisher. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-backed_Kingfisher
