Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher

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Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher
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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. [2]

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

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References

  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. Sulawesi Dwarf-kingfisher (Ceyx fallax). Handbook of the Birds of the World. p. 230.