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Little Kingfisher

Ceyx pusillus
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
litkin1, LIKI
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesCeyx pusillus
Codeslitkin1, LIKI
Identification

The Little Kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) is a member of the Kingfishers family within the order Coraciiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code litkin1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Shining-blue Kingfisher
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Blue-eared Kingfisher
Alcedo meninting
Malaysian Blue-banded Kingfisher
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Little Kingfisher photo
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lawrence Hylton

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ceyx pusillus

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: litkin1