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New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher

Ceyx sacerdotis
Family
Kingfishers
Order
Coraciiformes
Codes
vardwk9, NBDK
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCoraciiformes
FamilyKingfishers (Alcedinidae)
SpeciesCeyx sacerdotis
Codesvardwk9, NBDK
Identification

The New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher (Ceyx sacerdotis) 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 vardwk9 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher photo
(c) Jay VanderGaast, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jay VanderGaast

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Ceyx sacerdotis

Family: Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes

eBird Code: vardwk9