Caridonax fulgidus

Caridonax fulgidus, Photo: Michael Lahanas

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Ordo: Coraciiformes

Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Halcyoninae
Genus: Caridonax
Species: Caridonax fulgidus
Subspecies: C. f. fulgidus – C. f. gracilirostris
Name

Caridonax fulgidus (Gould, 1857)
Synonyms

Halcyon fulgidus (protonym)
Halcyon fulgida Gould, 1857
Caridonax fulgida (Gould, 1857)

References

Gould, J. 1857. Descriptions of three new and very beautiful species of Birds, from Guatemala and from the Island of Lombock. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 25 no. 330–331: 64–65. BHL Reference page. Original description p.65 BHL

Vernacular names
English: White-rumped Kingfisher
español: Alción culiblanco
français: Martin-chasseur étincelant

The white-rumped kingfisher or glittering kingfisher (Caridonax fulgidus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is monotypic within the genus Caridonax.[2] It is endemic to Indonesia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[1]
Description

It is dark blue all over, except its underside and rump, which are white. It has a red bill and feet. Its eyes are dark brown.
References

BirdLife International (2016). "Caridonax fulgidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683512A92988527. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683512A92988527.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"ITIS Report: Caridonax". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 August 2014.