African dwarf kingfisher
| African dwarf kingfisher | |
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| Ispidina lecontei (African dwarf kingfisher) by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ispidina |
| Species: | I. lecontei |
| Binomial name | |
| Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856 | |
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The African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei) is a species of bird in the Alcedininae subfamily. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda. This is the world's smallest kingfisher, at 9 grams (0.32 oz) and 10 centimetres (3.9 in).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Ceyx lecontei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ "Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei) (Cassin, 1856)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
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