The Green-backed Kingfisher is a large forest kingfisher of northern Sulawesi and nearby islands. It is marked by a blue head, white throat, green back, and rufous breast.
The male has a dark blue head and white throat, with dark olive-green back, wings, and tail and a rufous breast. The female has dark reddish-brown cheeks and an orange-rufous forehead and eyebrow.
It inhabits lowland rainforest and feeds mainly on large centipedes and beetles. It has been recorded waiting quietly on a perch and taking prey from leaf litter.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.