Northern Silvery Kingfisher

About the Northern Silvery Kingfisher

The northern silvery kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines being found in the Visayas on the islands of Bohol, Leyte and Samar. This species and the southern silvery kingfisher, which is found on Mindanao, were formerly considered conspecific and called the silvery kingfisher. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, streams and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Where the Northern Silvery Kingfisher lives

When to see the Northern Silvery Kingfisher

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Moluccan Dwarf KingfisherCeyx lepidusCeyx lepidus can reach a body length of about 14 cm (5.5 in). Dimorphic Dwarf KingfisherCeyx margarethaeThe dimorphic dwarf kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the central and southern Philippines. Philippine Dwarf KingfisherCeyx melanurusThe Philippine dwarf kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae that is endemic to the Philippines found in the islands of Luzon, Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, Basilan, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.