Northern silvery kingfisher
The northern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx flumenicola) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines.
| Northern silvery kingfisher | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. flumenicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx flumenicola Steere, 1890 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alcedo argentatus flumencola | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
This species and the southern silvery kingfisher were formerly considered conspecific and called the silvery kingfisher.
References
- BirdLife International (2015). "Ceyx flumencola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.
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