Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher vs Red-backed Kingfisher

Todiramphus australasia compared with Todiramphus pyrrhopygius

Key Differences

• Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher is Near Threatened while Red-backed Kingfisher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher	Red-backed Kingfisher
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Aves (طيور)	Aves (طيور)
Order same	Coraciiformes (شقراقيات)	Coraciiformes (شقراقيات)
Family same	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Genus same	Todiramphus	Todiramphus
Species	Todiramphus australasia	Todiramphus pyrrhopygius

Evolutionary Relationship

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher and Red-backed Kingfisher share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Todiramphus.

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher

NT — Near Threatened

Red-backed Kingfisher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher	Red-backed Kingfisher
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Red-backed Kingfisher

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher

The cinnamon-banded kingfisher (Todiramphus australasia) is a medium-sized kingfisher in the family Alcedinidae, endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, particularly Timor, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, and adjacent smaller islands. It inhabits primary and mature secondary forest, forest edges, and lightly wooded areas, perching conspicuously on branches from which it hunts lizards, large insects, and occasionally small vertebrates. The plumage features a distinctive cinnamon-rufous breast band across an otherwise blue-green and white body, giving the species its common name. The cinnamon-banded kingfisher is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, reflecting ongoing habitat loss from deforestation across the Lesser Sunda Islands, where forest cover has declined substantially due to agricultural conversion, charcoal production, and logging. Its restricted island range limits the total available habitat and makes local extinctions from habitat loss particularly significant at the population level. The Lesser Sunda Islands represent a transition zone between Asian and Australasian biotas and host considerable endemic biodiversity. The species is entirely absent from Europe; any Norwegian database record is an artifact. Conservation priorities include protection of remaining primary forest on Timor and other key islands in its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway