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genus

Ceyx

Ceyx is a genus in the family Alcedinidae. This database currently files 22 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 1 countries.

Species filed
22
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
1
With a free photo
68%
Weight range
13.3 g – 61 g

Best-known members of Ceyx

Ranked by popularity score.

How threatened is Ceyx?

21 of 22 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
VUVulnerable15%
NTNear Threatened733%
LCLeast Concern1362%

Where is Ceyx found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Australia: 12 species
  • None on record
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15+
species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Australia12

All species in Ceyx

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Black-backed dwarf kingfisherCeyx erithacaAlcedinidaeNear Threatened17.8 gNot recorded
Little kingfisherCeyx pusillusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern13.3 g1
Azure kingfisherCeyx azureusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern34.9 g1
Sulawesi dwarf kingfisherCeyx fallaxAlcedinidaeLeast Concern18 gNot recorded
Philippine dwarf kingfisherCeyx melanurusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern22.8 gNot recorded
Moluccan dwarf kingfisherCeyx lepidusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 gNot recorded
Bismarck kingfisherCeyx websteriAlcedinidaeVulnerable61 g1
Indigo-banded kingfisherCeyx cyanopectusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.5 gNot recorded
Southern silvery kingfisherCeyx argentatusAlcedinidaeNear Threatened17.8 gNot recorded
Buru dwarf kingfisherCeyx cajeliAlcedinidaeNear Threatened21.3 gNot recorded
New Georgia dwarf kingfisherCeyx collectorisAlcedinidaeNear Threatened21.3 g1
Northern silvery kingfisherCeyx flumenicolaAlcedinidaeNear Threatened17.8 gNot recorded
Makira dwarf kingfisherCeyx gentianusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
Dimorphic dwarf kingfisherCeyx margarethaeAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 gNot recorded
Papuan dwarf kingfisherCeyx solitariusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
Manus dwarf kingfisherCeyx disparAlcedinidaeNear Threatened21.3 g1
North Solomons dwarf kingfisherCeyx meekiAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisherCeyx nigromaxillaAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
Sula dwarf kingfisherCeyx wallaciiAlcedinidaeNear Threatened21.3 gNot recorded
New Ireland dwarf kingfisherCeyx mulcatusAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
New Britain dwarf kingfisherCeyx sacerdotisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern21.3 g1
Malaita dwarf kingfisherCeyx malaitaeAlcedinidaeNot recordedNot recorded1