Malaita dwarf kingfisher
| Malaita dwarf kingfisher | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. malaitae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx malaitae Mayr, 1935 | |
The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the variable dwarf kingfisher.
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