Indigo-banded Kingfisher
Ceyx cyanopectusde Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
English (US) Indigo-banded Kingfisher
The Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus) 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 cyanopectus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Indigo-banded Kingfisher
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx cyanopectus cyanopectus
- Ceyx cyanopectus nigrirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx cyano-pectus
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
- Type locality
- Type locality unknown = Luzon by designation of Bangs, Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., 70, 1930, p. 207.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.33
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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