Kingfishers

Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx nigromaxilla

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Solomon Islands
Family
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Order
Coraciiformes

Overview

The Guadalcanal dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla), is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Guadalcanal Island. Its natural habitat is sub-tropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
This species was formerly considered one of the 15 recognised subspecies of what was then known as the variable dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus or Alcedo lepidus). A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that most of the insular subspecies had substantially diverged from one another.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.