| African pygmy kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ispidina |
| Species: | I. picta
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| Binomial name | |
| Ispidina picta (Boddaert, 1783)
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| Subspecies | |
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| species range (IUCN)
Year round resident
Summer breeding visitor
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| Synonyms | |
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Ceyx pictus | |
The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ispidina picta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22683165A92977099. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22683165A92977099.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.