Azure Kingfisher
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Scientific name: Ceyx azureus
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Call: a high-pitched, shrill, pseet-pseet
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References:
[1] Marshall, A. J. (1931). The azure kingfisher. Emu, 31(1), 44-47. doi: 10.1071/MU931044
[2] Schodde, R., & Mason, I. J. (1976). Infra-specific variation in Alcedo azurea Latham (Alcedinidae). Emu, 76(4), 161-166. doi: 10.1071/MU9760161
[3] Simpson, K., & Day, N. (1988). Field guide to the birds of Australia. London, UK: Christopher Helm.
[4] Williams, S. E. (2006). Vertebrates of the wet tropics rainforests of Australia: Species distributions and biodiversity. Cairns, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management.
[5] Woinarski, J. C. Z., Brock, C., Armstrong, M., Hempel, C., Cheal, D., & Brennan, K. (2000). Bird distribution in riparian vegetation in the extensive natural landscape of Australia’s tropical savanna: a broad‐scale survey and analysis of a distributional data base. Journal of Biogeography, 27(4), 843-868. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2000.00439.x
Links:
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VIREO: Visual Resources for Ornithology
| Scientific name | Range |
|---|---|
| Ceyx azureus azureus | Coastal e and se Australia |
| Ceyx azureus affinis | N Moluccas (Morotai, Halmahera and Bacan) |
| Ceyx azureus diemenensis | Tasmania |
| Ceyx azureus lessonii | Lowlands of New Guinea, w Papuan islands and Fergusson I. |
| Ceyx azureus ochrogaster | N New Guinea and islands in Geelvink Bay |
| Ceyx azureus ruficollaris | Coastal n Australia and major offshore outlying islands |
| Ceyx azureus wallaceanus | Aru Islands |
| Ceyx azureus yamdenae | Tanimbar Islands (s Banda Sea) |
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