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

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

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Habitat

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