Silvery Kingfisher

Silvery Kingfisher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Genus: Alcedo
Species: A. argentata
Binomial name
Alcedo argentata
Tweeddale, 1877

The Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

In the Philippines, it is called the kasay-kasay bird.

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