Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
Genus: | Ceyx |
Species: | C. fallax
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Binomial name | |
Ceyx fallax (Schlegel, 1866)
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The Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Sulawesi island, Indonesia. The species has numerous common names such as Celebes forest kingfisher, blue-crowned kingfisher, Celebes dwarf-kingfisher, and Celebes pygmy-kingfisher.[2]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Subspecies
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The species carry 2 subspecies; Ceyx fallax fallax can be found in Sulawesi, and offshore of the Lembeh Island, while Ceyx fallax sangirensis is native to Sangihe and Talaud Islands.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ceyx fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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