North Moluccan dwarf kingfisher

The North Moluccan dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx uropygialis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the north and central Moluccas. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

North Moluccan dwarf kingfisher
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Species:
C. uropygialis
Binomial name
Ceyx uropygialis
GR Gray, 1861

This species was previous named the variable dwarf kingfisher and had 15 recognised subspecies. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the taxa had substantially diverged from each other.[1] The species was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies were promoted to species status. At the same time the name was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher.[2] Some taxonomic authorities further split this species into the North Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, and call the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher the Seram dwarf kingfisher.

References
  1. Andersen, M.J.; Oliveros, C.H.; Filardi, C.E.; Moyle, R.G. (2013). "Phylogeography of the Variable Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx lepidus (Aves: Alcedinidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences". Auk. 130 (1): 118–131. doi:10.1525/auk.2012.12102. hdl:1808/13331.
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Rollers, ground rollers & kingfishers". World Bird List Version 7.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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