Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher | |
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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 |
Binomial name | |
Ceyx fallax (Schlegel, 1866) | |
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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