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[[Image:Variable_Kingfisher.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mehd+halaouate|mehd halaouate}} <br />Location: Yapen Is., West Papua, [[Indonesia]].]]
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'''Alternative names: Variable Kingfisher; Chameleon Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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'''Variable Dwarf Kingfisher''' may refer to one of 13 species previously considered conspecific under the name '''Variable Dwarf Kingfisher''' (''Ceyx lepidus'').
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;[[:Category:Ceyx|Ceyx]] lepidus
 
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==Identification==
 
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A very tiny kingfisher measuring only 11-13 cm. Sexes are alike.
 
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==Distribution==
 
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Widespread in the Papuan region including the islands of the Geelvink Bay, the Aru and the D'Entrecastreaux. Found also in the [[Philippines]], the [[Moluccas]] and the [[Solomon Islands]] and [[Bismarck Islands]].
 
  
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==Taxonomy==
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Note that the list here follows from the mostly deep genetic differences between the lineages [[#References|[1]]]. Since morphological / plumage differences are limited, not all authors recognise so many species. For example, [[#References|[2]]] chose to retain a single polymorphic taxon.
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15 subspecies accepted which are now split into separate species by Clements:
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* ''C. l. margarethae'' on central and southern [[Philippines]] - '''Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx margarethae''
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* ''C. l. wallacii'' on Sula Islands (Taliabu, Seho, Mangole and Sanana) - '''Sula Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Sula Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx wallacii''
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* ''C. l. uropygialis'' on Obi, Bisa, Bacan, Ternate, Halmahera, Tidore and Morotai - '''North Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx lepidus''
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* ''C. l. lepidus'' on Ambon, Ambelau, Seram, Saparua, Seram Laut and Watubela - '''Seram Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Buru Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx cajeli''
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* ''C. l. cajeli'' on Buru (southern Moluccas) - '''Buru Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx solitarius''
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* ''C. l. solitarius'' on [[New Guinea]], Aru, west Papuan islands and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago - '''Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Manus Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx dispar''
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* ''C. l. dispar'' on Admiralty Islands - '''Manus Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx mulcatus''
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* ''C. l. mulcatus'' on [[Bismarck Archipelago]] (New Hanover, New Ireland and Lihir Islands) - '''New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx sacerdotis''
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* ''C. l. sacerdotis'' on Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain and Umboi) - '''New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx collectoris''
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* ''C. l. pallidus'' in Solomon Islands (Bougainville and Buka) - '''Bougainville Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx meeki''
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* ''C. l. collectoris'' in Solomon Islands (New Georgia group) - '''New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx malaitae''
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* ''C. l. meeki'' in Solomon Islands (Choiseul and Santa Isabel) - '''North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx nigromaxilla''
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* ''C. l. malaitae'' known from the type specimen from Malaita ([[Solomon Islands]]) - '''Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher'''
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*'''[[Makira Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx gentianus''
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* ''C. l. nigromaxilla'' on Guadalcanal ([[Solomon Islands]]) - '''Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher'''
 
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* ''C. l. gentianus'' on Makira ([[Solomon Islands]]) - '''Makira Dwarf Kingfisher'''
 
  
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==Habitat==
 
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As most of the kingfisher species this bird is solitary and often more heard than seen near streams and rivers thus the nest is a hole dug in the banks.
 
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==Behaviour==
 
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Feeds on insects captured in flight, spiders and crickets.
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.3}}#{{Ref-HM04}}
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# Andersen, M. J., Oliveros C. H., Filardi, C. E. and Moyle, R. G. (2013). Phylogeography of the Variable Dwarf-Kingfisher ''Ceyx Lepidus'' (Aves: Alcedinidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. The Auk 130(1): 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2012.12102
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==External Links==
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#  Eaton, J.A.. van Balen, B. Brickle, N.W., B Rheindk F.E. (2021). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago, Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. Second Edition
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{{GSearch|Ceyx+lepidus}}
 
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*[http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=402&Bird_Image_ID=957&Bird_Family_ID=78 View more images of this species on Orientalbirdimages]
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Ceyx]]
 

Latest revision as of 00:41, 22 July 2023

This is a disambiguation page. A number of articles are associated with the title Variable Dwarf Kingfisher.
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Variable Dwarf Kingfisher may refer to one of 13 species previously considered conspecific under the name Variable Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus).

Note that the list here follows from the mostly deep genetic differences between the lineages [1]. Since morphological / plumage differences are limited, not all authors recognise so many species. For example, [2] chose to retain a single polymorphic taxon.

References

  1. Andersen, M. J., Oliveros C. H., Filardi, C. E. and Moyle, R. G. (2013). Phylogeography of the Variable Dwarf-Kingfisher Ceyx Lepidus (Aves: Alcedinidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. The Auk 130(1): 118-131. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2012.12102
  2. Eaton, J.A.. van Balen, B. Brickle, N.W., B Rheindk F.E. (2021). Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago, Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions. Barcelona. Second Edition
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