Moluccan dwarf kingfisher

Moluccan dwarf kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Species: C. lepidus
Binomial name
Ceyx lepidus
Temminck, 1836

The Moluccan dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Maluku Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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