Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher

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Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily:
Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Species:
C. fallax
Binomial name
Ceyx fallax
(Schlegel, 1866)

The Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) is a species of

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.[3]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
  3. ^ Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx fallax). Handbook of the Birds of the World. p. 230.