This article discusses the African dwarf kingfisher, which is distinct from the Oriental dwarf kingfisher.
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| illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ispidina |
| Species: | I. lecontei
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| Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856
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| IUCN range
Extant (resident)
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The African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei) is a species of kingfisher in the Alcedininae subfamily.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ispidina lecontei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683174A92977587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683174A92977587.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lecontei) (Cassin, 1856)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved December 22, 2012.