Little Kingfisher
Ceyx pusillusTemminck, CJ, 1836
English (US) Little Kingfisher
The Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) 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 pusillus
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Kingfisher
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Ceyx pusillus halmaherae
- Ceyx pusillus laetior
- Ceyx pusillus pusillus
- Ceyx pusillus ramsayi
- Ceyx pusillus halli
- Ceyx pusillus masauji
- Ceyx pusillus bougainvillei
- Ceyx pusillus richardsi
- Ceyx pusillus aolae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx pusilla
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
- Type locality
- Lobo Bay, New Guinea.
- 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.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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