Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher
Ceyx solitariusTemminck, CJ, 1836
English (US) Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher
The Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius) 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: New Guinea, including Raja Ampat Islands (off western New Guinea), Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx solitarius
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher
- Described by
- Temminck, CJ, 1836
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ceyx solitaria
- 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.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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