This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The black-backed dwarf kingfisher, aka three-toed kingfisher or oriental dwarf kingfisher, is a small, predatory bird that is endemic to India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, and Australasia. They are threatened by habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, and deforestation at the hands of the […]

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