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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
25/05/2024 03:48:37 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Southern Silvery Kingfisher*
Id (Atlas):
Ceyx argentatus
Description (10 )
Southern Silvery Kingfisher
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Family
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Size
14 cm
First Described (Guide )
Tweeddale, 1877
Habitat
Forested streams. From sea-level - 1,000 m.
Philippines (B).
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
Listen to XC530405
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:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Southern Silvery Kingfisher see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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