The rufous-backed kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae
family. It is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores
and streamsides. The small bird is solitary and hunts from a low perch
over the water by diving for insects and frogs. It is sometimes
considered a subspecies of the Oriental dwarf kingfisher.
