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Genus: Ceyx (23 species)


Southern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) Near Threatened Range: OR: Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao (s Philippines) PICOP, Mindanao, Philippines
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus ruficollaris) Range: AU: n, s Moluccas, e Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and satellites, and n, e Australia Julatten, Queensland, Australia
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Buru Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx cajeli) Near Threatened Range: AU: Buru (wc Moluccas)

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New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx collectoris) Range: AU: Vella Lavella to Nggatokae (=Gatukai; New Georgia group, wc Solomon Is.)


Indigo-banded Kingfisher (Ceyx cyanopectus cyanopectus) Range: OR: Luzon group, Mindoro and West Visayas (Philippines) Luzon, Philippines
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Manus Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx dispar) Near Threatened Range: AU: Manus (Admiralty Is., nc Bismarck Arch.)


Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca erithaca) Near Threatened Range: OR: Indian subcontinent to se China, Indochina and Thailand. south, Thailand
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Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx fallax) Range: AU: Sulawesi and Lembeh (e of ne Sulawesi) Indonesia
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Northern Silvery Kingfisher (Ceyx flumenicola) Near Threatened Range: OR: Bohol, Leyte and Samar (ec Philippines)

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Makira Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus) Range: AU: Makira (=San Cristóbal; se Solomon Is.)


Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus uropygialis) Range: AU: Moluccas (except Buru) Aketajawe-Lolobata NP, Halmahera, Indonesia
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.

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Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx margarethae) Range: OR: West Visayas, Camaguin Sur, s Mindanao and Sulu Arch. (wc, s, sw Philippines)

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North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx meeki) Range: AU: Buka, Bougainville, Choiseul and Isabel (n, c Solomon Is.)

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Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus) Vulnerable Range: OR: Philippines (except West Visayas, Palawan group and Sulu Arch.)

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New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mulcatus) Range: AU: Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Dyaul (=Djaul; s of w New Ireland) and Tabar and Lihir Is. (n of c New Ireland; ne Bismarck Arch.)

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Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla) Range: AU: Guadalcanal and Malaita (sc Solomon Is.)


Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus halli) Range: AU: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, n Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is. Daintree Village, Queensland, Australia
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Rufous-backed Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx rufidorsa) Range: OR: s Thai-Malay Pen., Greater and Lesser Sundas to w, sw Philippines Panti Forest Reserve, Johor, Malaysia Rufous-backed morph.
Photograph by Daniel Koh (Singapore) © All Rights Reserved.

Rufous-backed morphs of the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher found in the Malay peninsula are now a complete species. Also, many subspecies found on different islands are now treated as distinct species.

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New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx sacerdotis) Range: AU: Umboi (w of New Britain), New Britain, Lolobau and Watom (n of e New Britain; se Bismarck Arch.)

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Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx sangirensis) Critically Endangered Range: AU: Sangihe (n of Sulawesi); possibly extinct


Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius) Range: AU: Raja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Aru Is. (sw of New Guinea), Biak and Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), New Guinea, Karkar (n of ne New Guinea) and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea) Varirata National Park, Papua New Guinea
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Sula Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii) Near Threatened Range: AU: Sula Is. (e of Sulawesi)

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Bismarck Kingfisher (Ceyx websteri) Vulnerable Range: AU: Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Lihir (n of c New Ireland), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)

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