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African Dwarf Kingfisher
Martin-pecheur.a.tete.rousse.frpe.1p
Information
Range Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Coraciiformes
Family Alcedinidae
Alcedininae
Genus Ispidina
Species Ispidina lecontei
Conservation Status
LCSpecies
Least Concern

The African dwarf kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei), is a species of river kingfisher in the Alcedinidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Uganda. This is the world's smallest kingfisher, at 9 grams (0.32 oz) and 10 centimetres (3.9 in).

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