Silvery Kingfisher
| Silvery Kingfisher | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. argentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcedo argentata Tweeddale, 1877 | |
The Silvery Kingfisher (Alcedo argentata) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In the Philippines, it is called the kasay-kasay bird.
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