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Green-backed Kingfisher

Actenoides monachus
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
grbkin1, GBKI, BHHK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesActenoides monachus
Codesgrbkin1, GBKI, BHHK
Identification

The Green-backed Kingfisher (Actenoides monachus) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code grbkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Green-backed Kingfisher photo
(c) Sihan (Max) Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sihan (Max) Chen

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Actenoides monachus

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: grbkin1