Southern silvery kingfisher
The southern silvery kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines.
| Southern silvery kingfisher | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. argentatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx argentatus Tweeddale, 1877 | |
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Alcedo argentata | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In the Philippines, it is called kasay-kasay, and figures in the legend concerning the discovery of the Catholic image of Our Lady of Caysasay.
This species and the northern silvery kingfisher were formerly considered conspecific and called the silvery kingfisher.
References
- BirdLife International (2015). "Ceyx argentatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Collar, N.J. 2011. Species limits in some Philippine birds including the Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus. Forktail number 27: 29–38.
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