Dwarf King-Fisher

1. By Sebastian Miguel C. Bravo

2. TAXONOMY

3. THE PHILIPPINES
DWARF
KINGFISHERS

5. DOMAIN: EUKARYA

6. KINGDOM: ANIMALIA

7. PHYLUM: CHORDATA
OR CHORDATE

8. CLASS: AVES

9. ORDER:
CORACIIFORMES

10. FAMILY:
ALCEDINIDAE

11. GENUS: CEYX

12. SPECIES: C.
MELANURUS

13. SCIENTIFIC NAME:
CEYX MELANURUS
• The Scientific name for me Dwarf
Kingfisher would be combining the
genus name and the species names
into one,
 Genus is Ceyx
 Species is Melanurus
o Reminder that the genus is
always capitalized
o The species name is
italicized
The proper way of writing it
my name is:
Ceyx melanurus

14. SO HOW IMPORTANT ARE THESE
BIRDS

15. SOLUTION:

17. REFERENCE
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https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-
maps/kingfishers-alcedinidae
• Philippine Kingfisher- Ceyx melanurus. (n.d.). Avibase. https://avibase.bsc-
eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=F0EEF2F829FD7B62
• BirdLife International (2021) Species factsheet: Ceyx melanurus