Thursday, July 10, 2008

Small Blue Kingfisher

Scientific classification

Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Coraciiformes
Family:
Alcedinidae
Genus:
Alcedo
Species:
A. coerulescens
The Small Blue Kingfisher (Alcedo coerulescens) is a near passerine bird in the kingfisher (Alcedo) genus which is found in Indonesia.With an overall metallic blue impression, it is very similar to the Common Kingfisher, but it is white underneath instead of orange. It is also known as Cerulean Kingfisher

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