Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx rufidorsa
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Ceyx
- eBird Code
- rubkin1
Subspecies (5)
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Ceyx rufidorsa captus
Nias Island (off northwestern Sumatra)
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Ceyx rufidorsa jungei
Simeulue and Batu Islands (off northwestern and west-central Sumatra, respectively)
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Ceyx rufidorsa motleyi
Borneo and adjacent north offshore islands
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Ceyx rufidorsa rufidorsa
Thai-Malay Peninsula, and Greater and Lesser Sundas, to western Philippines
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Ceyx rufidorsa vargasi
Mindoro and Lubang Islands (northwestern Philippines)
Data Sources
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.