Azure Kingfisher

Ceyx azureus - Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Coraciiformes

  • Family
    :

    Alcédinidés

  • Genus
    :

    Ceyx

  • Species
    :

    azureus

Descriptor

Latham, 1801

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 18 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 25 à 29 cm.
  • Weight
    : 31 à 35 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu
adult plum. breeding
Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu
subadult

Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.

Subspecific information 7 subspecies

  • Ceyx azureus azureus (e and se Australia)
  • Ceyx azureus affinis (n Moluccas)
  • Ceyx azureus yamdenae ()
  • Ceyx azureus lessonii (w Papuan islands, w, s and e New Guinea, D'Entrecasteaux Arch., and Aru Is.)
  • Ceyx azureus ochrogaster (n New Guinea, islands of Geelvink Bay and Admiralty Islands)
  • Ceyx azureus ruficollaris (n Australia, Romang and Tanimbar Is.. e Lesser Sundas.)
  • Ceyx azureus diemenensis (Tasmania)

Foreign names

  • Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu,
  • Martín pescador azur,
  • martim-pescador-azul,
  • Azurzwergfischer,
  • azúr jégmadár,
  • Azuurijsvogel,
  • Martin pescatore azzurro,
  • azurkungsfiskare,
  • Asurisfugl,
  • rybárik kráľovský,
  • ledňáček azurový,
  • Azurisfugl,
  • papuansinikalastaja,
  • blauet pigmeu atzurat,
  • zimorodek lazurowy,
  • azurni vodomec,
  • Лазурный лесной зимородок,
  • Raja-udang biru-langit,
  • ルリミツユビカワセミ,
  • 蓝翠鸟,
  • 藍色三趾翠鳥,

Voice song and cries

Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu
immature

Habitat

Martin-pêcheur à dos bleu
adult

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks, Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Urban Areas ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Ponds (below 8ha), Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches

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

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 24-09-2005
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