Azure kingfisher

Azure kingfisher
A. a. ruficollaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Species:
C. azureus
Binomial name
Ceyx azureus
(Latham, 1801)
Subspecies
  • C. a. azureus Latham, 1801
    Eastern and southeastern Australian population
  • C. a. ruficollaris (Bankier, 1841)
    Northern Australian population
  • C. a. diemenensis (Gould, 1846)
    Tasmanian population
  • C. a. lessonii (Cassin, 1850)
    Southern New Guinea population
  • C. a. affinis (G.R. Gray, 1860)
    North Maluku population
  • C. a. yamdenae (Rothschild, 1901)
    South Banda Sea population
  • C. a. ochrogaster (Reichenow, 1903)
    Northern New Guinea population
Synonyms

Alcedo azurea

The azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a small kingfisher in the river kingfisher subfamily, Alcedininae.[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ceyx azureus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683045A92975058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683045A92975058.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pizzey, Graham and Doyle, Roy. (1980) A Field Guide to the Birds of Australia. Collins Publishers, Sydney. ISBN 073222436-5