RUFOUS-BACKED KINGFISHER

Photographed in north-west Bali October 2016 

841              RUFOUS-BACKED KINGFISHER                   Ceyx rufidorsa  

INDONESIA (Bali)         (55)        

Also known as Black-backed Kingfisher. 14 cms. Found in lowland rainforest, inhabiting primary ad mature secondary rainforest; often seen near small forest streams. Range: Oriental region: an uncommon resident and possible winter visitor in the Sundra subregion and parts of Nusa Tenggara