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Southern Silvery Kingfisher
Ceyx argentatus Tweeddale, 1877
Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
Southern Silvery Kingfisher, Ceyx argentatus, is a bird of the Philippines, breeding in Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao in the southern part of the country. It belongs to the kingfisher family and was described by Tweeddale in 1877. It is found in tropical lowland forest, along streams and rivers, and is linked to wooded watercourses below 1,000 m. It can also use secondary and selectively logged forest, as well as streamside growth in coconut plantations near forest edges. It is set apart from the northern silvery kingfisher by its bluish-white throat, cheek and belly, and by its slightly larger size.
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Family
- Alcedinidae — Kingfishers
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Mindanao, Basilan, Dinagat and Siargao (s Philippines)
