African dwarf kingfisher
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| Ispidina lecontei (African dwarf kingfisher) by John Gerrard Keulemans | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Coraciiformes |
| Family: | Alcedinidae |
| Subfamily: | Alcedininae |
| Genus: | Ispidina |
| Species: | I. lecontei |
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Ispidina lecontei Cassin, 1856 |
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The African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei) is a species of kingfisher in the Alcedininae subfamily. It inhabits African rainforests and is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda.
The first formal description of the African dwarf kingfisher was by the American ornithologist John Cassin in 1856. He introduced the current binomial name Ispidina lecontei. The specific epithet was chosen in honour of the entomologist John Lawrence LeConte. This is the world's smallest kingfisher with a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and a weight of 9–12 grams (0.32–0.42 oz).
There are two subspecies:
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