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Little kingfisher

Ceyx pusillus Temminck, 1836

LCLeast Concernbirds

The little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 15 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the little kingfisher

Weight
13 g – 15 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 4.5src 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

Photos of the little kingfisher

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Little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)
JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the little 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 little 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 little kingfisher?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae.

From the Wikipedia article “Little kingfisher” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Little_kingfisher&oldid=1314615015), 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 little kingfisher endangered?

The little 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 little kingfisher classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderCoraciiformes
  5. familyAlcedinidae
  6. genusCeyx
  7. SpeciesCeyx pusillus Temminck, 1836

Synonyms Alcedo pusilla, Alcyone pusilla, Alcyonis pusilla, Ceyx pusilla pusilla

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Blauet nan bicolorCatalan
  • blauet pigmeu bicolorCatalan
  • ledňáček mangrovovýCzech
  • pysgotwr mangrof y Môr TawelWelsh
  • Lille IsfuglDanish
  • MangrovezwergfischerGerman
  • eta alcionoEsperanto
  • Martín pescador menudoSpanish
  • väike-jäälindEstonian
  • ماهیخورک کوچکPersian
  • australianpikkukalastajaFinnish
  • Martin-pêcheur poucetFrench
  • mangrove-jégmadárHungarian
  • Raja-udang kecilIndonesian
  • Martin pescatore minoreItalian
  • ヒメミツユビカワセミJapanese
  • mangrovinis tulžysLithuanian
  • PapoeaijsvogelDutch
  • Papoea-ijsvogelDutch
  • alveisfuglNorwegian
  • zimorodek białoczelnyPolish
  • نکا مچھی مارWestern Panjabi
  • martim-pigmeu-miúdoPortuguese
  • guarda-rios-polegarzinhoPortuguese
  • Малый зимородокRussian
  • Мангровый лесной зимородокRussian
  • rybárik modrýSlovak
  • pritlikavi vodomecSlovenian
  • Mali vodomarSerbian
  • småkungsfiskareSwedish
  • Küçük yalıçapkınıTurkish
  • Küçük Mavi YalıçapkınıTurkish
  • рибалочка мангровийUkrainian
  • Bồng chanh nhỏVietnamese
  • 小翠鸟Chinese
  • 小三趾翠鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the little kingfisher

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the little kingfisher?

An adult little kingfisher weighs 13 g – 15 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the little kingfisher live?

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

Is the little kingfisher endangered?

The little 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 little kingfisher?

The little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus) belongs to the family Alcedinidae in the order Coraciiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{little_kingfisher_2026,
  title = {Little kingfisher (Ceyx pusillus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/little-kingfisher},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}