African pygmy kingfisher

The African pygmy kingfisher (Ispidina picta) is a small insectivorous kingfisher found in the Afrotropics, mostly in woodland habitats.

African pygmy kingfisher
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Alcedininae
Genus: Ispidina
Species:
I. picta
Binomial name
Ispidina picta
(Boddaert, 1783)
Subspecies

I. p. picta
I. p. ferruginea
I. p. natalensis

IUCN range
  Extant (resident)
  Extant (breeding)
Synonyms

Ceyx pictus

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