Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Azure Kingfisher
The Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers) in the order Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx azureus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Azure Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx azureus affinis
- Ceyx azureus yamdenae
- Ceyx azureus lessonii
- Ceyx azureus ochrogaster
- Ceyx azureus ruficollaris
- Ceyx azureus azureus
- Ceyx azureus diemenensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo azurea
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Norfolk Island, error = New South Wales.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xxxii
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bismarck Kingfisher
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Indigo-banded Kingfisher
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Southern Silvery Kingfisher
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Little Kingfisher
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Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher
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