Thursday, April 26, 2012

>Ispidina lecontei (African Dwarf Kingfisher)

African Dwarf Kingfisher





African Dwarf Kingfisher
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Coraciiformes
Family:Alcedinidae
Genus:Ceyx
Species:C. lecontei
Binomial name
Ceyx lecontei
Cassin, 1856
The African Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in AngolaCameroonCentral African RepublicRepublic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the CongoIvory CoastEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGuineaLiberiaNigeriaSierra Leone,Sudan, and Uganda. This is the world's smallest kingfisher, at 9 grams and 10 cm.

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