Variable Dwarf Kingfisher | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Genus: | Ceyx |
Species: | C. lepidus |
Binomial name | |
Ceyx lepidus Temminck, 1836 |
The Variable Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus), also known as the Chameleon Dwarf Kingfisher, is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.