Ceyx

Ceyx is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. The genus has six species, found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands, with a single species also occurring in Madagascar. The two African species in the genus Ispidina are sometimes placed in this genus. Compared to the related species in the genus Alcedo they are more terrestrial and have a red bill.

Species
The Variable Dwarf-Kingfisher has recently been split into fifteen species.


 * Sulawesi Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx fallax
 * Little Kingfisher, Ceyx pusillus
 * Azure Kingfisher, Ceyx azureus
 * Bismarck Kingfisher, Ceyx websteri
 * Black-backed Kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca
 * Rufous-backed Kingfisher, Ceyx rufidorsa
 * Philippine Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx melanurus
 * Indigo-banded Kingfisher, Ceyx cyanopectus
 * Southern Silvery-Kingfisher, Ceyx argentatus
 * Northern Silvery-Kingfisher, Ceyx flumenicola
 * Sula Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx wallacii
 * Buru Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx cajeli
 * North Moluccan Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx uropygialis
 * Seram Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx lepidus
 * New Guinea Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx solitarius
 * New Ireland Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx mulcatus
 * Manus Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx dispar
 * New Georgia Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx collectoris
 * Guadalcanal Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx nigromaxilla
 * New Britain Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx sacerdotis
 * Malaita Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx malaitae
 * Bougainville Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx pallidus
 * North Solomons Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx meeki
 * Makira Dwarf-Kingfisher, Ceyx gentianus