Species profile
African Dwarf-kingfisher
Ispidina lecontei
Quick answer
Sierra Leone to northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda, and northern Angola
- Scientific name
- Ispidina lecontei
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Ispidina
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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Related species in Alcedinidae
- African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Alcedo albogularis (Alcedo albogularis)
- Alcedo atricapilla (Alcedo atricapilla)
- Alcedo bicolor (Alcedo bicolor)
- Alcedo brasiliensis (Alcedo brasiliensis)
- Alcedo caerulea (Alcedo caerulea)
- Alcedo caeruleocephala (Alcedo caeruleocephala)
- Alcedo cayennensis (Alcedo cayennensis)