Black-backed Kingfisher
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Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae

[Photo] Indian Three-toed Kingfisher, Ceyx erithacus. Source: Bird stamps of Bhutan http://www.birdtheme.org/showimages/index.php?code=36

The Black-backed Kingfisher'also known as the Oriental dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. Small red and yellow kingfisher, yellow underparts with bluish-black upperparts. This is a widespread resident of lowland forest. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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