The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species was formerly considered as one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus).[1] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another.[2] The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Malaita dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher.[3] Clements has merged this species into the Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher.
The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species was formerly considered as one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Malaita dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher. Clements has merged this species into the Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher.
De malaitadwergijsvogel (Ceyx malaitae) is een vogel uit de familie Alcedinidae (ijsvogels).
Deze soort is endemisch op Malaita, een eiland van de Salomonseilanden.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesDe malaitadwergijsvogel (Ceyx malaitae) is een vogel uit de familie Alcedinidae (ijsvogels).
Malaitakungsfiskare[1] (Ceyx malaitae) är en fågel i familjen kungsfiskare inom ordningen praktfåglar.[2] Fågeln förekommer på ön Malaita i östra Salomonöarna.[2] Tidigare betraktades den som en underart till Ceyx lepidus. IUCN erkänner den inte som art, varför den inte placeras i någon hotkategori.
Malaitakungsfiskare (Ceyx malaitae) är en fågel i familjen kungsfiskare inom ordningen praktfåglar. Fågeln förekommer på ön Malaita i östra Salomonöarna. Tidigare betraktades den som en underart till Ceyx lepidus. IUCN erkänner den inte som art, varför den inte placeras i någon hotkategori.
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