Makira Dwarf Kingfisher
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain

Kingfishers

Makira Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx gentianus

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

Overview

The Makira dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to Makira Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical 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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Range and habitat

Makira (southeastern Solomon Islands).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.