Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx lepidusTemminck, CJ, 1836
English (US) Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher
The Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus) 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 lepidus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx lepidus uropygialis
- Ceyx lepidus lepidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx lepida
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
- Type locality
- Amboina.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.100, vol.4 pl.595 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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