Kingdom Animalia Class Aves Family Alcedinidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Coraciiformes Subfamily Alcedininae | |
Similar Buru dwarf kingfisher, Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, Bismarck kingfisher, Pacific kingfisher, Pohnpei kingfisher | ||
The Malaita dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Malaita Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the variable dwarf kingfisher.
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