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| + | ;[[:Category:Todiramphus|Todiramphus]] pyrrhopygius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Rufous red patch on | + | [[Image:Red-backed_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Neil|Neil Fifer}}<br />Alice Springs, April 2004]] |
| − | + | 22 cm (8¾ in) | |
| + | *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== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Red backed.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Greg+McKay|Greg McKay}}<br />Eaglehawk, North [[Australia]], October 2009]] | |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | They feed on the ground, foraging for insects and reptiles. Their prey items consist of locusts, grasshoppers, mantids and beetles. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Australian Animals.net | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Todiramphus | + | {{GSearch|"Todiramphus pyrrhopygius" {{!}} "Halcyon pyrrhopygia" {{!}} "Todiramphus pyrrhopygia" {{!}} "Red-backed Kingfisher"}} |
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| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Todiramphus]] | ||
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- Todiramphus pyrrhopygius
Identification
22 cm (8¾ in)
- 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
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Eucalypt woodlands, scrub and tussock grasslands, and areas with scattered trees.
Behaviour
Diet
They feed on the ground, foraging for insects and reptiles. Their prey items consist of locusts, grasshoppers, mantids and beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Australian Animals.net
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
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
External Links
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