Sula dwarf kingfisher
Ceyx wallacii Sharpe, 1868
The sula dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii) is a species in the family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 21.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the sula dwarf kingfisher
- Weight
- 21.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the sula dwarf kingfisher live?
Not recorded
What is the sula dwarf kingfisher?
The Sula dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Sula Islands in Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the variable dwarf kingfisher.
This species was formerly considered one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another. The variable dwarf kingfisher was therefore split and 12 of the subspecies, including the Sula dwarf kingfisher, were promoted to species status. At the same time the name of the variable dwarf kingfisher was changed to the Moluccan dwarf kingfisher.
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Is the sula dwarf kingfisher endangered?
The sula dwarf kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the sula dwarf kingfisher classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderCoraciiformes
- familyAlcedinidae
- genusCeyx
- SpeciesCeyx wallacii Sharpe, 1868
Synonyms Ceyx lepidus wallacii
Other names and names in other languages (25)
- Sula dwarf-kingfisherEnglish
- Sula dwarf-kingfisherEnglish
- blauet pigmeu de l'illa SulaCatalan
- ledňáček sulskýCzech
- SulaisfuglDanish
- SulazwergfischerGerman
- sulaa alcionoEsperanto
- Martín pigmeo de SulaSpanish
- Martin-pêcheur des SulaFrench
- sulski vodomarCroatian
- スラカワセミJapanese
- SuladwergijsvogelDutch
- zimorodek sulańskiPolish
- martim-pigmeu-das-sulaPortuguese
- guarda-rios-pigmeu-das-sulaPortuguese
- Уоллесов зимородокRussian
- Уоллесов лесной зимородокRussian
- rybárik sulskýSlovak
- sulški vodomecSlovenian
- Patuljasti vodomar sa ostrva SulaSerbian
- sulakungsfiskareSwedish
- Sula Küçük YalıçapkınıTurkish
- рибалочка сулайськийUkrainian
- 苏拉三趾翠鸟Chinese
- 蘇拉三趾翠鳥Chinese
Relatives of the sula dwarf kingfisher
Other species in the same genus Ceyx.
Black-backed dwarf kingfisher
Ceyx erithaca
Little kingfisher
Ceyx pusillus
Azure kingfisher
Ceyx azureus
Sulawesi dwarf kingfisher
Ceyx fallax
Philippine dwarf kingfisher
Ceyx melanurus
Moluccan dwarf kingfisher
Ceyx lepidus
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the sula dwarf kingfisher?
An adult sula dwarf kingfisher weighs 21.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the sula dwarf kingfisher endangered?
The sula dwarf kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the sula dwarf kingfisher?
The sula dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii) 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.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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