Plain-backed kingfisher
The plain-backed kingfisher (Actenoides princeps regalis) is a kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae that is endemic to southeastern Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is known from two specimens from interior montane forests at an elevation around 2,000 m. It is likely threatened by ongoing deforestation.
| Actenoides princeps regalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Halcyoninae |
| Genus: | Actenoides |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. p. regalis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Actenoides princeps regalis (Stresemann, 1932) | |
The International Ornithologists' Union consider the plain-backed kingfisher as a subspecies of the scaly-breasted kingfisher (Actenoides princeps)[2] but some taxonomists elevate the taxon to species status.[3]
References
- BirdLife International (2014). "Actenoides regalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N.; Kirwan, G.M. "Plain-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides regalis)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
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