The Sangihe dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx sangirensis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Sangihe Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
| Sangihe dwarf kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. sangirensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx sangirensis (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1898) | |
Only six specimens are known, and it has not been definitively recorded since the 1870s, so it has been suggested to be probably extinct.[2]
References
edit- ↑ BirdLife International. (2018). "Ceyx sangirensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T45355856A134198542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T45355856A134198542.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ Collar, N.J.; Martin, R.W. (2024). "Sangihe Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx sangirensis: a distinct and extinct endemic species". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 144 (1): 76–90. doi:10.25226/bboc.v144i1.2024.a9.
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