Makira Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx gentianusTristram, HB, 1879
English (US) Makira Dwarf Kingfisher
The Makira Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus) 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.
Range: Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx gentianus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Makira Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1879
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx gentiana
- Described by
- Tristram, HB, 1879
- Type locality
- Makira Harbor, San Crist6val, Solomon Islands.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.4, vol.3, no.12 p.438 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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