Species profile
Azure Kingfisher
Ceyx azureus
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are n, s Moluccas, e Lesser Sundas, New Guinea and satellites, and n, e Australia.
- Scientific name
- Ceyx azureus
- Family
- Alcedinidae
- Order
- Coraciiformes
- Genus
- Ceyx
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Azure Kingfisher in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Alcedinidae
- African Dwarf-kingfisher (Ispidina lecontei)
- 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)