Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx sangirensis(Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW, 1898)
English (US) Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher
The Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx sangirensis) 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: Sangihe Islands (northeast of Sulawesi); probably extinctRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx sangirensis
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW, 1898)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceycopsis sangirensis
- Described by
- (Meyer, AB; Wiglesworth, LW, 1898)
- Type locality
- Tabukan, Great Sangir Island.
- Original description
- The birds of Celebes and the neighbouring islands 1 p.278
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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