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Bismarck Kingfisher
Ceyx websteri (Hartert, EJO, 1898)
Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
Bismarck Kingfisher, Ceyx websteri, is a bird of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea, with breeding recorded on Lavongai, New Ireland, Lihir, Umboi and New Britain. It belongs to the kingfisher family and was described by Hartert in 1898. Its distinguishing feature is its restricted island range. It is associated with subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, as well as rivers, freshwater lakes and freshwater marshes.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Lavongai (=New Hanover), New Ireland, Lihir (n of c New Ireland), Umboi (w of New Britain) and New Britain (e Bismarck Arch.)
