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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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[[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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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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==Identification==
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*'''[[Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx margarethae''
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A very tiny kingfisher measuring only 11-13 cm. Sexes are alike.
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*'''[[Sula Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx wallacii''
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==Distribution==
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*'''[[Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx lepidus''
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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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*'''[[Buru Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx cajeli''
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*'''[[Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx solitarius''
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*'''[[Manus Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx dispar''
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*'''[[New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx mulcatus''
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*'''[[New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx sacerdotis''
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*'''[[New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx collectoris''
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*'''[[North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx meeki''
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*'''[[Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx malaitae''
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*'''[[Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx nigromaxilla''
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*'''[[Makira Dwarf Kingfisher]]''' - ''Ceyx gentianus''
  
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==Taxonomy==
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==References==
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Also called Variable Dwarf kingfisher due to geographical variations that some Ornithologists consider them to be separate species alltogether.
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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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==Habitat==
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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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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.  
 
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==External Links==
 
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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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