Bismarck kingfisher
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. websteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx websteri (Hartert, 1898)
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The Bismarck kingfisher (Ceyx websteri) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Ceyx websteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "Bismarck Kingfisher (Alcedo websteri) (Hartert, 1898)". Biolib.czaccessdate=December 21, 2012.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Ceyx (bird)
- Birds of the Bismarck Archipelago
- Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea
- Birds described in 1898
- Coraciiformes stubs