Ispidina
Ispidina | |
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African pygmy kingfisher | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Coraciiformes |
Family: | Alcedinidae |
Genus: | Ispidina Kaup, 1848 |
Species | |
I. picta |
Ispidina is a genus of very small insectivorous African water kingfishers. Its members are often absorbed into Ceyx . They are:
- African pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina picta
- African dwarf kingfisher, Ispidina lecontei
References
- Fry, Fry and Harris, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers ISBN 0-7136-8028-8
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