New Guinea Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius)

Other Names (World)
New Guinea Dwarf-Kingfisher, Papuan Dwarf-Kingfisher, Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher

Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)

Size
12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Temminck, 1836

Range (Guide)

Western Papuan Is, islands in Geelvink Bay, Aru Is, and mainland New Guinea eastern (including Kairiru I and Karkar I) to D'Entrecasteaux Is. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus).

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius) [XC268327]
by Phil Gregory from Kwatu Lodge (clearing location), Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius) [XC215167]
by Frank Lambert from Waigeo, Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for New Guinea Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius) - 10 files

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