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