Southern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus)

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat loss due to logging, agricultural expansion, pullution are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A thin, high-pitched 'seet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Southern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) [XC530405]
by id from PICOP, Bislig, Surigao del Sur, Philippines (call)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Northern Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

flumenicola (Steere, 1890) - Samar, Leyte and Bohol (south-central Philippines). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Northern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx flumenicola).
argentatus (Tweeddale, 1877) - Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao and Basilan (southern Philippines).

References
See References.

Files:

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