Ceyx (bird)
| Ceyx | |
|---|---|
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| Oriental dwarf kingfisher | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx Lacépède, 1799 |
| Species | |
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Ceyx is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799.[1] The type species is the oriental dwarf kingfisher (Alcedo erithraca).[2]
The genus has a number of species, found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands. The two African species in the genus Ispidina are sometimes placed in this genus. Compared to the related species in the genus Alcedo they are more terrestrial.[3]
- Oriental dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca
- Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx fallax
- Southern silvery kingfisher Ceyx argentatus
- Northern silvery kingfisher Ceyx flumenicola
- Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx lepidus
- Dimorphic dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx margarethae
- Sula dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx wallacii
- Buru dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx cajeli
- Papuan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx solitarius
- Manus dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx dispar
- New Ireland dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx mulcatus
- New Britain dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx sacerdotis
- North Solomons dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx meeki
- New Georgia dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx collectoris
- Malaita dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx malaitae
- Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx nigromaxilla
- Makira dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx gentianus
- Philippine dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx melanurus
- Indigo-banded kingfisher, Ceyx cynopectus
- Azure kingfisher Ceyx azureus
- Bismarck kingfisher Ceyx websteri
- Little kingfisher Ceyx pusillus
References
- ↑ Lacépède, Bernard Germain de (1799). Discours d'ouverture du Cours d'histoire naturelle des animaux vertébrés et a sang rouge: Tableau des sous-classes, divisions, sous-divisions, ordres et genres des oiseaux. Paris: Plassan. p. 10.
- ↑ Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-list of Birds of the World. Volume 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 178.
- ↑ Woodall, Peter (2001). "Family Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 6, Mousebirds to Hornbills. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 103–187. ISBN 978-84-87334-30-6.
- Fry, Fry and Harris, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers ISBN 0-7136-8028-8
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