African Dwarf Kingfisher
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| African Dwarf Kingfisher | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. lecontei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx lecontei Cassin, 1856 |
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The African Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda. This is the world's smallest kingfisher, at 9 grams and 10 cm.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Ceyx lecontei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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