Variable dwarf kingfisher is a common name of a group of kingfishers in the genus, Ceyx, which has been split into the following species:
Moluccan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx lepidusDimorphic dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx margarethaeSula dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx wallaciiBuru dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx cajeliPapuan dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx solitariusManus dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx disparNew Ireland dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx mulcatusNew Britain dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx sacerdotisNorth Solomons dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx meekiNew Georgia dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx collectorisMalaita dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx malaitaeGuadalcanal dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx nigromaxillaMakira dwarf kingfisher, Ceyx gentianus