Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Kingfishers :: Green-backed Kingfisher

Green-backed Kingfisher Actenoides monachus

Described by: Bonaparte (1850)
Alternate common name(s): Celebes Lowland Kingfisher, Lonely Kingfisher, Blue-headed Kingfisher, Lowland Kingfisher, Blue-headed Wood-Kingfisher, Cowled Kingfisher
Old scientific name(s): Actenoides monacha, Halcyon monacha, Dacelalcyon monachus

Photographs

Sulawesi, Indonesia - Jul, 2009 © Kent Nickell  Sulawesi, Indonesia - Jul, 2009 © Kent Nickell  Sulawesi, Indonesia - Oct, 2005 © Mehd Halaouate 
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Range

Sulawesi;
(1) N. Sulawesi.
(2) E., se., and s. Sulawesi.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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