African Dwarf Kingfisher

Ispidina lecontei - Martin-pêcheur à tête rousse

Systematics

Order
:
Coraciiformes
Family
:
Alcédinidés
Genus
:
Ispidina
Species
:
lecontei

Descriptor

Cassin, 1856

Biometrics

Size
: 10 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 9 à 12 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

African Dwarf Kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

Ispidina lecontei lecontei (s Nigeria to w South Sudan, Uganda and c DRCongo; c Angola)
Ispidina lecontei ruficeps (Sierra Leone to Ghana)

Foreign names

Martin-pêcheur à tête rousse,
Martín pigmeo del Congo,
martinzinho,
Braunkopf-Zwergfischer,
kongói törpejégmadár,
Bruinkopdwergijsvogel,
Martin pescatore nano,
dvärgkungsfiskare,
Knøttisfugl,
rybárik trpasličí,
ledňáček nejmenší,
Sortpandet Dværgisfugl,
kääpiökalastaja,
blauet pigmeu cap-roig,
zimorodek karłowaty,
gozdni vodomček,
Африканский карликовый лесной зимородок,
コビトカワセミ,
红头小翠鸟,
矮三趾翠鳥,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest