Guadalcanal Dwarf-Kingfisher
Ceyx nigromaxilla
A small kingfisher with deep purplish-blue upperparts and fiery orange underparts, a white neck spot, and bright orange legs. Bill is blackish with a reddish base. Prefers mature and dense secondary forest, often perching low. No other dwarf-kingfisher shares its range. Told from Common Kingfisher by smaller size and red base to bill. Call apparently nearly identical to that of other Melanesian dwarf-kingfishers: a high-pitched, weak repetitive whistle, often given in flight.
Identification
A small kingfisher with deep purplish-blue upperparts and fiery orange underparts, a white neck spot, and bright orange legs. Bill is blackish with a reddish base. Prefers mature and dense secondary forest, often perching low. No other dwarf-kingfisher shares its range. Told from Common Kingfisher by smaller size and red base to bill. Call apparently nearly identical to that of other Melanesian dwarf-kingfishers: a high-pitched, weak repetitive whistle, often given in flight.
Taxonomy
Genus: Ceyx; Family: Alcedinidae; Order: Coraciiformes.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx nigromaxilla
- Authority
- Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1905
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Genus
- Ceyx
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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