WORLD BIRDS / IOC 15.2

Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca

Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher belongs to Alcedinidae, within the order Coraciiformes. Explore the recorded facts below, then discover other birds in the same family.

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Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher · Ceyx erithaca — Illustration, not a field photograph.

Taxonomy & recorded facts

Scientific name: Ceyx erithaca
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Conservation record: NT · Near Threatened
Habitat in source: Forest
Reported mass: 17.8 g

Conservation categories reflect the source dataset, not a live IUCN assessment. Missing measurements are omitted. Game combat values are not biological measurements.