Thursday, April 26, 2012

>>Genus Ispidina >Ispidina madagascariensis (Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher)

Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher

Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher
At Mantadia National Park, Madagascar
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Alcedinidae
Genus:Ceyx
Species:C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Ceyx madagascariensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
Corythornis madagascariensis
The Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and found in western dry deciduous forests.

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