Variable dwarf kingfisher is a common name of a group of kingfishers in the genus, Ceyx, which has been split into the following species:
- Buru Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx cajeli)
- New Georgia Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx collectoris)
- Manus Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx dispar)
- Makira Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx gentianus)
- Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx lepidus)
- Malaita Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx malaitae)
- Dimorphic Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx margarethae)
- North Solomons Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx meeki)
- New Ireland Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx mulcatus)
- Guadalcanal Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx nigromaxilla)
- New Britain Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx sacerdotis)
- Papuan Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx solitarius)
- Sula Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx wallacii)