Ceyx (bird)

Ceyx
Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Coraciiformes
Family: Alcedinidae
Subfamily: Alcedininae
Genus: Ceyx
Lacépède, 1799
Type species
Alcedo tridactyla
Pallas, 1769
Species

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Ceyx (from Ancient Greek: Κήυξ, romanizedKḗux) is an Old World genus of river kingfishers. These kingfishers are found from South East Asia to the Solomon Islands.