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    • Ceyx madagascariensis
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    • Madagascar pygmy kingfisher

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Observer

torwart

Date

Oct 7, 2009

Place

vohimana (Google, OSM)

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What

Madagascar pygmy kingfisher Ceyx madagascariensis

Observer

markscherz

Date

Jul 23, 2009 06:25 PM BST

Description

A sleeping individual above the path, at approximately 240cm.

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Observer

markscherz

Date

Jul 29, 2009 08:24 AM BST

Description

Ceyx madagascariensis, the Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher, a non-fishing species of kingfisher, in Montagne d'Ambre National Park. Three of our group unwittingly walked straight past this little guy but one of us noticed him, and he flew straight over to me.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Madagascar Pygmy Kingfisher (Ceyx madagascariensis) is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar and found in western dry deciduous forests.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.