Cerulean Kingfisher
| Cerulean Kingfisher | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Genus: | Alcedo |
| Species: | A. coerulescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcedo coerulescens (Vieillot, 1818) | |
The Cerulean Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) is a near passerine bird in the kingfisher (Alcedo) genus which is found in parts of India. With an overall metallic blue impression, it is very similar to the Common Kingfisher, but it is white underneath instead of orange.
This species is sometimes called the Small Blue Kingfisher but in India and some other regions, the name of Small Blue Kingfisher was used for the Alcedo atthis (Common Kingfisher).
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