Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher
Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Alcedininae
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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
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
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- . Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Gill F, D Donsker & P Rasmussen (Eds). 2020. IOC World Bird List (v10.2). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.10.2.
- ^ Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx fallax). Handbook of the Birds of the World. p. 230.