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Azure kingfisher

Ceyx azureus (Latham, 1801)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 33.4 g to 34.9 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the azure kingfisher

Weight
33.4 g – 34.9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
riverinesrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
5.6src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the azure kingfisher live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The azure kingfisher is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the azure kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a small kingfisher in the river kingfisher subfamily, Alcedininae.

From the Wikipedia article “Azure kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Azure_kingfisher&oldid=1379919607), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the azure kingfisher endangered?

The azure kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the azure kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusCeyx
  7. SpeciesCeyx azureus (Latham, 1801)

Synonyms Alcyone azurea, Alcyonis azurea, Ceyx azureus azureus

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • blauet pigmeu atzuratCatalan
  • ledňáček azurovýCzech
  • AzurisfuglDanish
  • AzurfischerGerman
  • AzurzwergfischerGerman
  • lazura alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín pescador azurSpanish
  • Martín Pescador ZafiroSpanish
  • lõuna-jäälindEstonian
  • papuansinikalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-pêcheur à dos bleuFrench
  • azurni vodomarCroatian
  • azúr jégmadárHungarian
  • Raja-udang biru-langitIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore azzurroItalian
  • ルリミツユビカワセミJapanese
  • australinis tulžysLithuanian
  • AzuurijsvogelDutch
  • asurisfuglNorwegian
  • zimorodek lazurowyPolish
  • guarda-rios-azuritePortuguese
  • martim-pescador-azulPortuguese
  • Лазурный зимородокRussian
  • Лазурный лесной зимородокRussian
  • rybárik kráľovskýSlovak
  • azurni vodomecSlovenian
  • barviti vodomecSlovenian
  • Azurnoplavi vodomarSerbian
  • azurkungsfiskareSwedish
  • Mavi yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Mor-Mavi YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • рибалочка ультрамариновийUkrainian
  • 蓝翠鸟Chinese
  • 藍三趾翠鳥Chinese
  • 藍色三趾翠鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the azure kingfisher

Other species in the same genus Ceyx.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the azure kingfisher?

An adult azure kingfisher weighs 33.4 g – 34.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the azure kingfisher live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the azure kingfisher for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the azure kingfisher endangered?

The azure kingfisher is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the azure kingfisher?

The azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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@misc{azure_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/azure-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}