African dwarf kingfisher
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This article discusses the African dwarf kingfisher, which is distinct from the Oriental dwarf kingfisher.
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African dwarf kingfisher | |
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illustration by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
Genus: | Ispidina |
Species: | I. lecontei |
Binomial name | |
Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856 | |
IUCN range
Extant (resident) | |
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The African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei) is a species of kingfisher in the Alcedininae subfamily.