Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher

Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher
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 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.[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Ceyx fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T45355839A185673753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T45355839A185673753.en. 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.


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