Dwarf Kingfisher

Taxobox
name = Dwarf Kingfisher


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Coraciiformes
familia = Alcedinidae
genus = "Ceyx"
species = "C. lecontei"
binomial = "Ceyx lecontei"
binomial_authority = Cassin, 1856
synonyms = The Dwarf Kingfisher ("Ceyx lecontei") is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda. This is the world's smallest kingfisher, at 9 grams and 10 cm.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/47706/all Ceyx lecontei] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 24 July 2007.