Sangihe dwarf kingfisher
Species of bird
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The Sangihe dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx sangirensis) is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Sangihe Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ceyx |
| Species: | C. sangirensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceyx sangirensis (Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1898) | |
Only six specimens are known, and it has not been definitively recorded since the 1870s, so it has been suggested to be probably extinct.[2]
