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Bismarck kingfisher

Ceyx websteri (E. Hartert, 1898)

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The bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 55.5 g to 67 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri)
Photo: J G Keulemans (d 1912) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bismarck kingfisher

Weight
55.5 g – 67 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the bismarck 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 bismarck 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 bismarck kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

From the Wikipedia article “Bismarck kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bismarck_kingfisher&oldid=1364463604), 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 bismarck kingfisher endangered?

The bismarck kingfisher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  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 Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the bismarck kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusCeyx
  7. SpeciesCeyx websteri (E. Hartert, 1898)

Synonyms Alcedo websteri, Alcyone websteri, Alcyonis websteri

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • blauet pigmeu de les illes BismarckCatalan
  • ledňáček bismarckýCzech
  • pysgotwr BismarckWelsh
  • Bismarck IsfuglDanish
  • BismarckzwergfischerGerman
  • bismarka alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín pescador de las BismarckSpanish
  • melaneesia jäälindEstonian
  • bismarckinkalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-pêcheur des BismarckFrench
  • bizmarkski vodomarCroatian
  • Martin pescatore delle BismarckItalian
  • Martin pescatore pigmeo delle Isole BismarckItalian
  • ビスマルクカワセミJapanese
  • ビスマークカワセミJapanese
  • Bismarko tulžysLithuanian
  • BismarckdwergijsvogelDutch
  • zimorodek atolowyPolish
  • guarda-rios-das-bismarckPortuguese
  • martim-pescador-das-bismarckPortuguese
  • Бисмаркский зимородокRussian
  • Бисмаркский лесной зимородокRussian
  • rybárik ostrovnýSlovak
  • otoški vodomecSlovenian
  • Bizmarkov vodomarSerbian
  • bismarckkungsfiskareSwedish
  • Bismark YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Bismarck yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • рибалочка атоловийUkrainian
  • 俾岛翠鸟Chinese
  • 侏三趾翠鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the bismarck 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 bismarck kingfisher?

An adult bismarck kingfisher weighs 55.5 g – 67 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the bismarck kingfisher live?

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

Is the bismarck kingfisher endangered?

The bismarck kingfisher is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What kind of animal is the bismarck kingfisher?

The bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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BibTeX
@misc{bismarck_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bismarck-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}