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White-bellied Kingfisher

Corythornis leucogaster
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
whbkin1, WBKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesCorythornis leucogaster
Codeswhbkin1, WBKI
Identification

The White-bellied Kingfisher (Corythornis leucogaster) 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 whbkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-bellied Kingfisher photo
(c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Corythornis leucogaster

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: whbkin1