Ceyx melanurus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Coraciiformes
Familia: Alcedinidae
Subfamilia: Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Species: Ceyx melanurus
Subspecies: C. m. melanurus - C. m. mindanensis - C. m. samarensis

Name

Ceyx melanurus (Kaup, 1848)

Reference

Verhandlungen Naturhistorischer Verein für das Grossherzogthum Hessen und Umgebung. Heft2 p.74

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Česky: Ledňáček zlatý
English: Philippine Kingfisher

The Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx melanurus) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to the Philippines.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

* BirdLife International 2004. Ceyx melanurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.