Showing posts with label Variable Dwarf Kingfisher. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Variable Dwarf Kingfisher. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

>Ceyx lepidus (Variable Dwarf Kingfisher)

Variable Dwarf Kingfisher

Variable Dwarf Kingfisher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Alcedinidae
Genus:Ceyx
Species:C. lepidus
Binomial name
Ceyx lepidus
Temminck, 1836
The Variable Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus), also known as the Chameleon Dwarf Kingfisher, is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in IndonesiaPapua New Guinea, the Philippines, and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.