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Little Kingfisher
Ceyx pusillus Temminck, 1836
Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
Little Kingfisher, Ceyx pusillus, is a kingfisher of Australasia, breeding in the Moluccas, New Guinea and its satellites, northern Australia, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. It was first described by Temminck in 1836. It lives in open forest, woodland, swamps and mangroves. Among kingfishers it is one of the smallest, with a glossy deep-blue upperparts and head, a white breast, a heavy bill and a short tail. It is generally uncommon and stays in the same areas.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Moluccas, New Guinea and satellites, n Australia, Bismarck Arch. and Solomon Is.
