Welcome to my Malaysian Birding Blog. My blog showcases my legacy of sightings of Malaysian bird in my lifetime - the countdown to 688 species and beyond. Actual numbers of birds you can see in Malaysia is more than 850 and adding.
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Kingfisher 15/16 - Rufous-backed Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Lifer 509 - Bornean 19/100)
This is a resident Kingfisher in Sepilok Sandakan. It is a Sabah race.
It has a purplish to reddish back compared to the black-backed which the latter has a bluish back. Then there is the Rufous backed Kingfisher of peninsula Malaysia which have a rufous winged with little blue and no ear-covert.
Below I have an illustration and comparison write-up of the 3 birds under the category of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher
As a reference please refer the different race and specie of the Oriental Dwarf below
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