American Pygmy Kingfisher
Chloroceryle aenea(Pallas, PS, 1764)
English (US) American Pygmy Kingfisher
The American Pygmy Kingfisher (Chloroceryle aenea) 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
- Chloroceryle aenea
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American Pygmy Kingfisher
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chloroceryle aenea stictoptera
- Chloroceryle aenea aenea
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Alcedo aenea
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1764)
- Type locality
- Surinam.
- Original description
- Adumbratiunculæ. Avium variarum praecedenti elencho insertarum, sed quæ in Systemate Naturæ Illustr. Linnæi nondum extant p.1 no.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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